Samuel JohnsonDespite his status as one of the founding fathers of modern English literature, few of Samuel Johnson's works are widely read today. This book suggests that his writings need to be appreciated in the context of contemporary debates over the role and status of literature within a rapidly expanding culture. |
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... Greene , but where a work is not included in Greene , the reference will be to the Yale edition , giving volume and page number . All quotations from Johnson's poetry are taken from Greene's edition . The following abbreviations are ...
... Greene , but where a work is not included in Greene , the reference will be to the Yale edition , giving volume and page number . All quotations from Johnson's poetry are taken from Greene's edition . The following abbreviations are ...
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... ( Greene , 463 ) . Nonetheless he has difficulty with the ' extrusion of Glouces- ter's eyes , which seems an act too horrid to be endured in dramatic exhibition ' ( Greene , 464 ) , and also with the death of Cordelia . Johnson's primary ...
... ( Greene , 463 ) . Nonetheless he has difficulty with the ' extrusion of Glouces- ter's eyes , which seems an act too horrid to be endured in dramatic exhibition ' ( Greene , 464 ) , and also with the death of Cordelia . Johnson's primary ...
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... ( Greene , 761 ) . The criticism is not merely an ad hoc response to the individual poets , however . Certain themes recur , as Johnson develops his standards and criteria , and also celebrates the work of previous critics such as Dryden ...
... ( Greene , 761 ) . The criticism is not merely an ad hoc response to the individual poets , however . Certain themes recur , as Johnson develops his standards and criteria , and also celebrates the work of previous critics such as Dryden ...
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The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
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