Samuel JohnsonNorthcote House, 2005 - 100 páginas Despite 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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... critic . For Johnson , as for Fielding , the professional critic may be the reader who is most likely to misinterpret the text , because he may be blinded by his preconceptions and theories . Johnson also addresses the criticism that ...
... critic . For Johnson , as for Fielding , the professional critic may be the reader who is most likely to misinterpret the text , because he may be blinded by his preconceptions and theories . Johnson also addresses the criticism that ...
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... criticism is based on his periodical essays , his Shake- speare , and also his last literary project , often now known as the Lives of the Poets . The impetus for this project probably came from the booksellers , who wanted to bring out ...
... criticism is based on his periodical essays , his Shake- speare , and also his last literary project , often now known as the Lives of the Poets . The impetus for this project probably came from the booksellers , who wanted to bring out ...
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... criticism and the literary , cultural , and historical context of Johnson's work . Greene , Donald J. , The Politics of Samuel Johnson ( New Haven : Yale University Press , 1960 ; 2nd edn . , Athens , Ga .: University of Georgia Press ...
... criticism and the literary , cultural , and historical context of Johnson's work . Greene , Donald J. , The Politics of Samuel Johnson ( New Haven : Yale University Press , 1960 ; 2nd edn . , Athens , Ga .: University of Georgia Press ...
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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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