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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... develop their own distinct discourses , with their own vocabularies and terms of reference . At the same time , the emergence of a wider popular readership meant that the literary market was expanded and new forms of writing were developed ...
... develop their own distinct discourses , with their own vocabularies and terms of reference . At the same time , the emergence of a wider popular readership meant that the literary market was expanded and new forms of writing were developed ...
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... develop- ments in printing technology in his book Printing Technology , Letters and Samuel Johnson . Kernan constructs an ... developed Donald Greene's work of 1960 , which ques- tioned the traditional identification of Johnson as a ...
... develop- ments in printing technology in his book Printing Technology , Letters and Samuel Johnson . Kernan constructs an ... developed Donald Greene's work of 1960 , which ques- tioned the traditional identification of Johnson as a ...
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... develop her knowledge of astronomy . Despite Imlac's warning that ' he will be soon weary of your company ' since ' men advanced far in knowledge do not love to repeat the elements of their art ' ( ch . 46 , p . 410 ) , the contrary ...
... develop her knowledge of astronomy . Despite Imlac's warning that ' he will be soon weary of your company ' since ' men advanced far in knowledge do not love to repeat the elements of their art ' ( ch . 46 , p . 410 ) , the contrary ...
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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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