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 62
... society . For Johnson , recognition of the economic potential of the expanding readership and new technological develop- ments was qualified by a residual uncertainty about the implications of these changes for the development of ...
... society . For Johnson , recognition of the economic potential of the expanding readership and new technological develop- ments was qualified by a residual uncertainty about the implications of these changes for the development of ...
Page 80
... society was a conse- quence of the spread of English manners , but it was also the result of a deliberate government policy , following the High- landers ' support for the Stuart monarchy in the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745. After ...
... society was a conse- quence of the spread of English manners , but it was also the result of a deliberate government policy , following the High- landers ' support for the Stuart monarchy in the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745. After ...
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... society ceased to be seen as a threat to civilized values , it began to be viewed with nostalgia as an embodiment of a primitive , heroic way of life that could provide a challenge to the corruption identifiable within the modern ...
... society ceased to be seen as a threat to civilized values , it began to be viewed with nostalgia as an embodiment of a primitive , heroic way of life that could provide a challenge to the corruption identifiable within the modern ...
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London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
Copyright | |
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