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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... poetry can do more . No imitation , how- ever fine , can rival the power of an original invention , drawn from na ... poetry better . 1946 He also had very strong views on what was not progressive . Poetry would not advance , he was sure ...
... poet " ( 3 : 399 ) . The major poets receive extended tributes , as conclusive as anything Johnson ever wrote . In the end , apparently , great poetry vindicates life and sometimes may even redeem it . After all reservations and ...
... poet " ( 3 : 399 ) . The major poets receive extended tributes , as conclusive as anything Johnson ever wrote . In the end , apparently , great poetry vindicates life and sometimes may even redeem it . After all reservations and ...
Contents
the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Copyright | |
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