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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... beginning : the beginning of a flower , a season of life , a career . HAIL ! lovely Flower , first honour of the Year , Hail ! beauteous earnest of approaching Spring ; Whose early buds unusual glories wear , And of a fruitfull year ...
... beginning , in fact , well into his forties . In a previous book I have argued that most great authors produce a work of initiation , which not only achieves the essential breakthrough but also explains its principles , teaching us how ...
... Beginning re- quires a special effort , both to catch the reader and to show the au- thor's power . The intent of the introduction is to raise expectation , and suspend it ; something ... beginning , his need to show 43 Johnson's Beginnings.
Contents
the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Copyright | |
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