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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... begins with his question , " Am I to be a listener all my days ? " He is bored with Cordus's ranting Theseid , tires of listening to spout- ing comedies and love ditties , or to the seemingly endless tragedies on Telephus or Orestes ...
... begins with his question , " Am I to be a listener all my days ? " He is bored with Cordus's ranting Theseid , tires of listening to spout- ing comedies and love ditties , or to the seemingly endless tragedies on Telephus or Orestes ...
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... begins with two figures on the stage , the Fury and the ghost of Tantalus , the founder of the line of Argive kings Pelops , Atreus , Agamemnon , Aegisthus , and Orestes . The Fury forces the Titan's ghost into ac- tion , compelling him ...
... begins with two figures on the stage , the Fury and the ghost of Tantalus , the founder of the line of Argive kings Pelops , Atreus , Agamemnon , Aegisthus , and Orestes . The Fury forces the Titan's ghost into ac- tion , compelling him ...
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... begins cheerfully enough , but the women are then terrorized by a crocodile , and no one is in the mood for pleasure . The fifth day the king repeals his edict demanding universal happiness and instead offers rewards for those " who ...
... begins cheerfully enough , but the women are then terrorized by a crocodile , and no one is in the mood for pleasure . The fifth day the king repeals his edict demanding universal happiness and instead offers rewards for those " who ...
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