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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... literary works . Malevolence carried a torch furnished by the Furies . Since " Time passes his sentence at leisure , " without regard to Flattery and Malevolence , the allegory ends on a positive note . This allegory reflects Johnson's ...
... literary works . Malevolence carried a torch furnished by the Furies . Since " Time passes his sentence at leisure , " without regard to Flattery and Malevolence , the allegory ends on a positive note . This allegory reflects Johnson's ...
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... literary achievement . The parallel with Hercules is Politian , who never in later life came up to the achievement of his youth . Weariness and negli- gence silently encroach upon creative energy . Ambi- tious youth , starting eagerly ...
... literary achievement . The parallel with Hercules is Politian , who never in later life came up to the achievement of his youth . Weariness and negli- gence silently encroach upon creative energy . Ambi- tious youth , starting eagerly ...
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... literary criticism , along with those he used for a variety of essays and letters . Almost all Juve- nalian mottoes , on the other hand , are used for moral essays . Rambler 156 is an exception , for it is mainly devoted to a discussion ...
... literary criticism , along with those he used for a variety of essays and letters . Almost all Juve- nalian mottoes , on the other hand , are used for moral essays . Rambler 156 is an exception , for it is mainly devoted to a discussion ...
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