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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Page 34
... appear to subvert , the words of Johnson's narrator have the force of an indisputable moral truth . Johnson's suspicion of the moral impact of fiction , despite his own fondness for reading romances ( Life , 36 ) , may derive from an ...
... appear to subvert , the words of Johnson's narrator have the force of an indisputable moral truth . Johnson's suspicion of the moral impact of fiction , despite his own fondness for reading romances ( Life , 36 ) , may derive from an ...
Page 63
... appear to more advantage , had he treated his different subjects in the method of essays , or form of dialogue . At present , the title page will , by many readers , be looked upon as a decoy , to deceive them into a kind of knowledge ...
... appear to more advantage , had he treated his different subjects in the method of essays , or form of dialogue . At present , the title page will , by many readers , be looked upon as a decoy , to deceive them into a kind of knowledge ...
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... he could remember about the trip . Both writers describe a visit to a Highland hut on the shores of Loch Ness . Johnson gives a detailed account of the appear- ance of the hut , including its size and mode 86 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... he could remember about the trip . Both writers describe a visit to a Highland hut on the shores of Loch Ness . Johnson gives a detailed account of the appear- ance of the hut , including its size and mode 86 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
Copyright | |
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