The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... mentioned the only known pseudo - hallucinatory experience that Johnson experienced . We know of his compul- sive actions . To these points we may add the following passage from his diary . In view of his intention to re - marry after ...
... mentioned the only known pseudo - hallucinatory experience that Johnson experienced . We know of his compul- sive actions . To these points we may add the following passage from his diary . In view of his intention to re - marry after ...
Page 98
... mention them to Boswell . He was obviously used to them . This makes it less probably that the syncopes were based on ... mentioned Johnson's pseudo - hallucinatory experience in his room at Oxford . Bruens writes in his disser- tation ...
... mention them to Boswell . He was obviously used to them . This makes it less probably that the syncopes were based on ... mentioned Johnson's pseudo - hallucinatory experience in his room at Oxford . Bruens writes in his disser- tation ...
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... mentioned once more . These , too , can be traced in Johnson's writings . Not without significance is the fact that he chose the essay — one of the most balanced forms of prose . Not without significance is the fact that he avoided any ...
... mentioned once more . These , too , can be traced in Johnson's writings . Not without significance is the fact that he chose the essay — one of the most balanced forms of prose . Not without significance is the fact that he avoided any ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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