Motto, Context, Essay

The Classical Background of Samuel Johnson's

AvRobert C. Olson

Inbunden, Engelska, 1984

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A helpful reference guide to the mottoes of Samuel Johnson's Rambler and Adventurer periodical essays. The author provides the context for each motto Johnson selected and relates the context to the content of the essay to which the motto is affixed. Provides a unique insight into Johnson's way of thinking as as essayist in a specific and detailed fashion. An invaluable aid to students and scholars of Johnson and 18th-century studies in general.

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Utgivningsdatum:1984-09-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819142351

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Robert C. Olson is Professor of English and Foreign Languages at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

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Professor Olson's book gives us fascinating insight... In this bicentennial year of Johnson's death, not only students and scholars but general readers will find more understanding of Johnson's wisdom and humanity. -- Samuel H. Woods, Jr., Oklahoma State University Ample proof of the necessity to understand Johnson's classical mottoes. Indispensable for any serious study of the Rambler and the Adventurer. -- R.G. Peterson, St. Olaf College Ample proof of the necessity to understand Johnson's classical mottoes. Indispensable for any serious study of the Rambler and the Adventurer. -- R.G. Peterson, St. Olaf College Professor Olson's book gives us fascinating insight... In this bicentennial year of Johnson's death, not only students and scholars but general readers will find more understanding of Johnson's wisdom and humanity. -- Samuel H. Woods, Jr., Oklahoma State University