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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... characterized as Tory and Jacobite , supporting the exiled Stuart monarchy , and therefore as more conservative than the dominant ethos of his age . * - In his authoritative critical biography , Robert DeMaria Jr. has steered a middle ...
... characterized as Tory and Jacobite , supporting the exiled Stuart monarchy , and therefore as more conservative than the dominant ethos of his age . * - In his authoritative critical biography , Robert DeMaria Jr. has steered a middle ...
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... characterized as a haven of health and happiness , where the good man can find peace and recognition , the city is dangerous and inherently unstable : ' Here malice , rapine , accident , conspire , | And now a rabble rages , now a fire ...
... characterized as a haven of health and happiness , where the good man can find peace and recognition , the city is dangerous and inherently unstable : ' Here malice , rapine , accident , conspire , | And now a rabble rages , now a fire ...
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... characterized the Spectator , particularly in the early Rambler papers . Johnson initially saw his journalistic project not as a means of reaching out to a wide audience , but as a serious moral crusade . His religious purpose is ...
... characterized the Spectator , particularly in the early Rambler papers . Johnson initially saw his journalistic project not as a means of reaching out to a wide audience , but as a serious moral crusade . His religious purpose is ...
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London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
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