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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... true perspective on the city , one needs a very long vista . If Thales is a true British pa- triot , he also represents universal knowledge . " Johnson identifies with him . There was also a more specific reason for choosing the 71 ...
... true . But Barrell badly misrepresents Johnson as some- one who believes that the polite are " guardians " of custom . " The stability of the language of the polite , and the stability of their consti- tution , are alike threatened by ...
... true . " The Fountains " insists on the impotence of even the most en- trancing fairy to alter the fated human cycle of time and death . Eliza- beth Carter complained about the melancholy impression left by the story , and found the ...
Contents
the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Copyright | |
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