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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... learning ' . As J. C. D. Clark explains , at the time of the composition of London and The Vanity of Human Wishes : To edit or translate a classical author was still to work within a living tradition ; to write an " imitation " of a ...
... learning ' . As J. C. D. Clark explains , at the time of the composition of London and The Vanity of Human Wishes : To edit or translate a classical author was still to work within a living tradition ; to write an " imitation " of a ...
Page 67
... learning ' . They represent Johnson's increasing acceptance that the focus of literature and scholar- ship could no longer be the classics of Latin and Greek . Furthermore , classical standards and classical ideals did not always ...
... learning ' . They represent Johnson's increasing acceptance that the focus of literature and scholar- ship could no longer be the classics of Latin and Greek . Furthermore , classical standards and classical ideals did not always ...
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... learning , prejudices and pedantry of the celebrated lexicographer will be fully displayed ' . Yet , despite his various widely quoted witticisms at the expense of the Scots , Johnson's trip appears to have been motivated by a desire to ...
... learning , prejudices and pedantry of the celebrated lexicographer will be fully displayed ' . Yet , despite his various widely quoted witticisms at the expense of the Scots , Johnson's trip appears to have been motivated by a desire to ...
Contents
London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
Copyright | |
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