Samuel JohnsonHarvard University Press, 1998 - 372 pages 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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... common thus becomes his critical standard . Courage was needed to put so much weight on such an equivocal word . If the Dic- tionary acknowledges the positive nuance of common prayer- “ 4. Publick ; general , serving the use of all ...
... common concerns . The sparkle of The Rape of the Lock , for instance , is often considered to reflect its pictures ... common incidents of common life , " where every reader can feel socially adequate , even when rubbing elbows with a ...
Contents
the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Copyright | |
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