Samuel Johnson : the arc of the pendulum /

This text offers wide-ranging coverage of Samuel Johnson's life work, and reception across 15 thematically cohesive chapters. Taking as its point of departure William Hazlitt's famous comparison between Johnson's prose style and a pendulum, this volume will contest and rebalance the m...

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Hauptverfasser:
Johnston, Freya., Mugglestone, Lynda.
Weitere Verfasser:
Johnston, Freya, Mugglestone, Lynda
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This text offers wide-ranging coverage of Samuel Johnson's life work, and reception across 15 thematically cohesive chapters. Taking as its point of departure William Hazlitt's famous comparison between Johnson's prose style and a pendulum, this volume will contest and rebalance the metaphor of the pendulum.
Umfang:
1 online resource (241 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-283-84838-4
0-19-163703-3
Schlagworte:
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784 > Criticism and interpretation.
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