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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... writing in English in the early eighteenth century . He argues that the literary culture in which Johnson grew to maturity was a vernacular culture , in that it was largely written in English , but it was a vernacular culture which had ...
... writing in English in the early eighteenth century . He argues that the literary culture in which Johnson grew to maturity was a vernacular culture , in that it was largely written in English , but it was a vernacular culture which had ...
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... written to the Rambler , inquiring his opinion on topics relating more to manners and social conduct than to ethics and morality . There are reflections on card parties and an ironic encomium on the masquerade , in response to the ...
... written to the Rambler , inquiring his opinion on topics relating more to manners and social conduct than to ethics and morality . There are reflections on card parties and an ironic encomium on the masquerade , in response to the ...
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... written by Catherine Talbot ; 97 by Samuel Richardson ; 44 and 100 by Elizabeth Carter . Number 10 contains 4 billets by Hester Mulso . According to Bishop Percy , the second letter in number 15 was written by David Garrick and the ...
... written by Catherine Talbot ; 97 by Samuel Richardson ; 44 and 100 by Elizabeth Carter . Number 10 contains 4 billets by Hester Mulso . According to Bishop Percy , the second letter in number 15 was written by David Garrick and the ...
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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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