Aspects of Samuel Johnson
| Author | : Howard D. Weinbrot |
| Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0874138744 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780874138740 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (740 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Aspects of Samuel Johnson by : Howard D. Weinbrot
Download or read book Aspects of Samuel Johnson written by Howard D. Weinbrot and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard D. Weinbrot's Aspects of Samuel Johnson: Essays on His Arts, Mind, Afterlife, and Politics collects earlier and new essays on Johnson's varied achievements in lexicography, poetry, narrative, and prose style. It considers Johnson's uses of the general and the particular as they relate to the reader's role in the creative process, his complex approach to the concept of literary genre, and his resolutely in-human view of skepticism.
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