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 68
... particular passages . In the notes to Measure for Measure , for example , the Duke's observation in Act III , Scene i , that ' all th'accommoda- tions , that thou bear'st , | Are nurs'd by baseness ' , is glossed in a note that first ...
... particular passages . In the notes to Measure for Measure , for example , the Duke's observation in Act III , Scene i , that ' all th'accommoda- tions , that thou bear'st , | Are nurs'd by baseness ' , is glossed in a note that first ...
Page 70
... particular places ' . Instead his creations ' are the genuine progeny of common humanity ' ( Greene , 421 ) . This suggests a platonic rather than a realist concept of ' nature ' . In Johnson's view , authors should represent universal ...
... particular places ' . Instead his creations ' are the genuine progeny of common humanity ' ( Greene , 421 ) . This suggests a platonic rather than a realist concept of ' nature ' . In Johnson's view , authors should represent universal ...
Page 87
... particular incidents to encompass wider speculations and truths , Bos- well's account moves inwards to focus on the portrayal of character . The strength of Boswell's writing derives from his presentation of the central character of ...
... particular incidents to encompass wider speculations and truths , Bos- well's account moves inwards to focus on the portrayal of character . The strength of Boswell's writing derives from his presentation of the central character 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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