Motto, Context, Essay: The Classical Background of Samuel Johnson's Rambler and Adventurer EssaysA 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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... Rambler 11 , in which he refers to his motto in his essay . In Rambler 28 , the motto is quoted again near the end of the essay . Some Ramblers , for example number 50 , disagree with the sentiments of the motto . In such cases , the ...
... Rambler 11 , in which he refers to his motto in his essay . In Rambler 28 , the motto is quoted again near the end of the essay . Some Ramblers , for example number 50 , disagree with the sentiments of the motto . In such cases , the ...
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... Rambler 4 are vitally influenced by classical precedent . Most important is the influ- ence of Horace , especially of his Ars Poetica . The influence of Juvenal is also evident , as it is in other works by Johnson . Johnson makes his ...
... Rambler 4 are vitally influenced by classical precedent . Most important is the influ- ence of Horace , especially of his Ars Poetica . The influence of Juvenal is also evident , as it is in other works by Johnson . Johnson makes his ...
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... Rambler 191 fits this Horatian motto very well into his essay , which is a letter to Mr. Rambler from the society belle Bellaria . The letter is the transparent protest of a willful girl impatient of her mother's attempts to supervise ...
... Rambler 191 fits this Horatian motto very well into his essay , which is a letter to Mr. Rambler from the society belle Bellaria . The letter is the transparent protest of a willful girl impatient of her mother's attempts to supervise ...
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