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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... ideas are yoked by violence together ' . A diverse range of imagery is utilized , so that ' nature and art are ransacked for illustrations , compari- sons , and allusions ' . Thus , although we may find , when we look at the work of the ...
... ideas are yoked by violence together ' . A diverse range of imagery is utilized , so that ' nature and art are ransacked for illustrations , compari- sons , and allusions ' . Thus , although we may find , when we look at the work of the ...
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... ideas in the context of late - twentieth - century ideas of eighteenth - century culture and politics , seeing Johnson as a typical figure of his time , combining radical and reactionary ideas . Clark , J. C. D. , Samuel Johnson ...
... ideas in the context of late - twentieth - century ideas of eighteenth - century culture and politics , seeing Johnson as a typical figure of his time , combining radical and reactionary ideas . Clark , J. C. D. , Samuel Johnson ...
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... ideas of the heroic . ( ed . ) , Samuel Johnson : New Critical Essays ( London : Vision Press , 1984 ) . A useful collection of critical essays . Hagstrum , Jean H. , Samuel Johnson's Literary Criticism ( Minneapolis : University of ...
... ideas of the heroic . ( ed . ) , Samuel Johnson : New Critical Essays ( London : Vision Press , 1984 ) . A useful collection of critical essays . Hagstrum , Jean H. , Samuel Johnson's Literary Criticism ( Minneapolis : University of ...
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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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