Samuel Johnson, BiographerCornell University Press, 1978 - 237 Seiten |
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... give aid and advice in the writing . At the death of Samuel Foote , the comedian and playwright , he said , “ Murphy ought to write his life , at least to give the world a Footeana .... I would really have his life written with ...
... give aid and advice in the writing . At the death of Samuel Foote , the comedian and playwright , he said , “ Murphy ought to write his life , at least to give the world a Footeana .... I would really have his life written with ...
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... give mortal wounds , and bring a hero to the grave . " Had Johnson said this about what happens in Hamlet , we would ... gives a metaphorical power to the description ( Works , VI , 277 ) . If Johnson was wary of the biographer who “ en ...
... give mortal wounds , and bring a hero to the grave . " Had Johnson said this about what happens in Hamlet , we would ... gives a metaphorical power to the description ( Works , VI , 277 ) . If Johnson was wary of the biographer who “ en ...
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... give the sense of a man , he is apt to ignore the lapidary touches which the character needs . " The truth is , " Smith continues , " that a life and a charac- ter have different objects and methods and do not readily com- bine . It is ...
... give the sense of a man , he is apt to ignore the lapidary touches which the character needs . " The truth is , " Smith continues , " that a life and a charac- ter have different objects and methods and do not readily com- bine . It is ...
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Preface 95 | 15 |
Conclusion | 214 |
Bibliography | 221 |
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