The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 73
... significance . In John- son's struggle for life , his struggle to achieve a position in society and acquire recognition of his great talents , and in his great need for affection which he had not received in sufficient measure from his ...
... significance . In John- son's struggle for life , his struggle to achieve a position in society and acquire recognition of his great talents , and in his great need for affection which he had not received in sufficient measure from his ...
Page 144
... significance of the reflective principle in John- son , for he wrote in his biography : " His imagination often appeared to be too mighty for the control of reason " . To John- son reason was not of ultimate significance but a guarantee ...
... significance of the reflective principle in John- son , for he wrote in his biography : " His imagination often appeared to be too mighty for the control of reason " . To John- son reason was not of ultimate significance but a guarantee ...
Page 202
... 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 too affective approach to his subject ; and that his poetry remained so small in ...
... 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 too affective approach to his subject ; and that his poetry remained so small in ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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