Samuel JohnsonNorthcote House, 2005 - 100 pagina's 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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... in any language ' ( Life , 440 ) , and claimed that reading the book ' was the first occasion of [ his ] thinking in earnest of religion ' ( Life , 50 ) . Law draws on Ecclesiastes 19 LONDON AND THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES.
... in any language ' ( Life , 440 ) , and claimed that reading the book ' was the first occasion of [ his ] thinking in earnest of religion ' ( Life , 50 ) . Law draws on Ecclesiastes 19 LONDON AND THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES.
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... ethical thinking derived from classical sources and Christian theology . It is clear that , however his views may have subsequently changed , at the time of the composition of these 23 LONDON AND THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES.
... ethical thinking derived from classical sources and Christian theology . It is clear that , however his views may have subsequently changed , at the time of the composition of these 23 LONDON AND THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES.
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... Human Wishes : To edit or translate a classical author was still to work within a living tradition ; to write an " imitation " of a classical work was to appropriate that tradition by technical mastery of it , to give it renewed ...
... Human Wishes : To edit or translate a classical author was still to work within a living tradition ; to write an " imitation " of a classical work was to appropriate that tradition by technical mastery of it , to give it renewed ...
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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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