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 26
... importance of the language and style in which this content was conveyed . He sees Steele and Addison as innovative because they developed a polite vernacular tradition for an audience that was not necessarily part of the classically ...
... importance of the language and style in which this content was conveyed . He sees Steele and Addison as innovative because they developed a polite vernacular tradition for an audience that was not necessarily part of the classically ...
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... importance of the Dictionary as ' the essential book of print ' . It confirmed the importance of the print medium as a mechanism for the control of language and was thus ' a revelation of the metaphysics of print , its ability to ...
... importance of the Dictionary as ' the essential book of print ' . It confirmed the importance of the print medium as a mechanism for the control of language and was thus ' a revelation of the metaphysics of print , its ability to ...
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... importance of the author as a figure who could endow a text with authority , without requiring the endorsement of a patron . Weinbrot and Reddick have argued that this reflects the change in Johnson's status that took place in the ...
... importance of the author as a figure who could endow a text with authority , without requiring the endorsement of a patron . Weinbrot and Reddick have argued that this reflects the change in Johnson's status that took place in the ...
Contents
London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
Copyright | |
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