Samuel JohnsonHe was a servant to the public, a writer for hire. He was a hero, an author adding to the glory of his nation. But can a writer be both hack and hero? The career of Samuel Johnson, recounted here by Lawrence Lipking, proves that the two can be one. And it further proves, in its enduring interest for readers, that academic fashions today may be a bit hasty in pronouncing the "death of the author." |
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... English pride , or perhaps prejudice , " gives him " a sensible pleasure in reflecting upon the rapid progress which our language has lately made , and still continues to make , all over Europe . " The spheres of influence that other ...
... English . Johnson defines it as " custom ; practice long continued , " and illus- trates it with Hooker's " long ... English seems hopelessly fallen , like man , his his- tory , and all his works . To be sure , such terminology ...
... English Poets , and in the beginning these volumes could not be purchased separately from the poems . But almost at once the connection began to break down . Some read- ers rebelled against having to buy " a perfect litter of poets in ...
Contents
the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Copyright | |
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