The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 64
... period of rebellion was short , but it was violent " ( 57 , p . 205 ) . Besides the intemperateness that remained with him all his life , there were periods that Clifford describes as " moody " . With this word he is not referring to ...
... period of rebellion was short , but it was violent " ( 57 , p . 205 ) . Besides the intemperateness that remained with him all his life , there were periods that Clifford describes as " moody " . With this word he is not referring to ...
Page 73
... period of his orientation towards older people that he married Elisabeth Porter - Jervis . She was exactly 20 years older than Johnson : 45 against his 25 years . This , I believe , is not without significance . In John- son's struggle ...
... period of his orientation towards older people that he married Elisabeth Porter - Jervis . She was exactly 20 years older than Johnson : 45 against his 25 years . This , I believe , is not without significance . In John- son's struggle ...
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... period of rebellion which , as we saw , was short but violent . Especially in the early phase of his marriage , Johnson was restless , felt he was too firmly tied , and in part still lived his own life too much . After his futile ...
... period of rebellion which , as we saw , was short but violent . Especially in the early phase of his marriage , Johnson was restless , felt he was too firmly tied , and in part still lived his own life too much . After his futile ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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