The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... style is heavy , elaborate , conceited and full of mannerisms . All this is true . When Johnson is not in good form , he is a poor writer ; but he is fully entitled to this because he is among those who are bad when they are not very ...
... style is heavy , elaborate , conceited and full of mannerisms . All this is true . When Johnson is not in good form , he is a poor writer ; but he is fully entitled to this because he is among those who are bad when they are not very ...
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... style or changes of style , mode of thinking , and configurations of content are related to physical and mental alterations ; the extent to which mental changes in a person can be understood from previous changes , while other mental ...
... style or changes of style , mode of thinking , and configurations of content are related to physical and mental alterations ; the extent to which mental changes in a person can be understood from previous changes , while other mental ...
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... style was that the author " be master of the language in which he delivers his sentiments : if he treats of science and demonstration , that he has attained a stile clear , pure , nervous and expressive ; if his topics be pro- bable and ...
... style was that the author " be master of the language in which he delivers his sentiments : if he treats of science and demonstration , that he has attained a stile clear , pure , nervous and expressive ; if his topics be pro- bable and ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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