Dr. Samuel Johnson and James BoswellHarold Bloom Chelsea House Publishers, 1986 - 280 Seiten A collection of critical essays on the works of Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, arranged in order of original publication. |
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... Savage . The basic problem to be resolved about the Life of Savage is its genre . Taken intentionalistically it is of course a biography , but factually it must be considered a very poor biography . Boswell's conclusion still holds ...
... Savage . The basic problem to be resolved about the Life of Savage is its genre . Taken intentionalistically it is of course a biography , but factually it must be considered a very poor biography . Boswell's conclusion still holds ...
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... Savage decline , Johnson's portrayal of him becomes increasingly somber . Yet with enough flaws to supply a half - dozen tragic heroes , Savage maintains " the same invincible Temper " : " In his lowest State he wanted not Spirit to ...
... Savage decline , Johnson's portrayal of him becomes increasingly somber . Yet with enough flaws to supply a half - dozen tragic heroes , Savage maintains " the same invincible Temper " : " In his lowest State he wanted not Spirit to ...
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... Savage's surface compan- ionability inevitably provokes his friend's abandonment of him . What is remarkable about Johnson's two views of Savage's character is that they never fuse ; they proceed side by side until they conclude in the ...
... Savage's surface compan- ionability inevitably provokes his friend's abandonment of him . What is remarkable about Johnson's two views of Savage's character is that they never fuse ; they proceed side by side until they conclude in the ...
Inhalt
Johnsons Theory | 11 |
The Life of Boswell | 31 |
The Treachery of the Human Heart and the Stratagems of Defense | 45 |
Urheberrecht | |
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