Samuel Johnson: The Life of an AuthorHarvard University Press, 2009. júl. 1. - 384 oldal He 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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... Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland 234 10. Touching the Shore : The Lives of the English Poets 259 11. The Life to Come : Johnson's Endings 295 Abbreviations Notes Index 307 309 363 SAMUEL JOHNSON Introduction An Author ? ' tis ...
... , charged that Johnson " creates an impression of cleverness by never saying any thing in a common way . " 25 Testifying for the defense , Johnson him- self offered this analysis of a passage from the Journey 40 FIRST FLOWERS.
... Journey to the Western Islands , " We were now treading that illustrious region " : " the word il- lustrious , contributes nothing to the mere narration ; for the fact might be told without it : but it is not , therefore , superfluous ...
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Preferments Gate The Vanity of Human Wishes | 86 |
Man of Letters A Dictionary of the English Language | 103 |
The Living World The Rambler | 145 |
Reclaiming Imagination Rasselas | 173 |
The Theater of Mind The Plays of William Shakespeare | 198 |
Journeying Westward Political Writings A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
Touching the Shore The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
The Life to Come Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Abbreviation | 307 |
Notes | 309 |
Index | 363 |
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