Samuel Johnson as Book Reviewer: A Duty to Examine the Labors of the LearnedUniversity of Delaware Press, 2001 - 293 Seiten Critical analysis of Johnson's book reviews |
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... manner of adorning them , " neatly describes the quality that Johnson evidently looked for as he considered which authors to review . Indeed , the litmus test of Johnson's decision whether to review a given title seems to be the ...
... manner of adorning them , " neatly describes the quality that Johnson evidently looked for as he considered which authors to review . Indeed , the litmus test of Johnson's decision whether to review a given title seems to be the ...
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... manner as , say , Tobias Smollett.12 And much of what Johnson says in regards to the aims and hazards of authorship is essentially conventional . In fact , a genre of criticism devoted to evaluating the state of professional letters had ...
... manner as , say , Tobias Smollett.12 And much of what Johnson says in regards to the aims and hazards of authorship is essentially conventional . In fact , a genre of criticism devoted to evaluating the state of professional letters had ...
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... manner that attracts and keeps reader interest . In Johnson's view , essentially , authors serve as agents of civilization and their works as catalysts for self - reformation , irrespec- tive of the genre they choose to write in.14 ...
... manner that attracts and keeps reader interest . In Johnson's view , essentially , authors serve as agents of civilization and their works as catalysts for self - reformation , irrespec- tive of the genre they choose to write in.14 ...
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... manner of proceeding as a reviewer . As mentioned previously , the proliferation of valueless works by avocational authors was something of a commonplace in critical circles during the middle third of the eighteenth century . Indeed ...
... manner of proceeding as a reviewer . As mentioned previously , the proliferation of valueless works by avocational authors was something of a commonplace in critical circles during the middle third of the eighteenth century . Indeed ...
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... manner of proceeding as a book reviewer . Johnson's apologetic treatment in the Literary Magazine of works that had received unfavorable reviews elsewhere , and his abridg- ment of extracted material in ways that make many of the works ...
... manner of proceeding as a book reviewer . Johnson's apologetic treatment in the Literary Magazine of works that had received unfavorable reviews elsewhere , and his abridg- ment of extracted material in ways that make many of the works ...
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Johnson as a Reviewer of Historical Literary and Philosophical Titles in the Literary Magazine | 58 |
Johnson as a Reviewer of Journalistic Publications Fugitive Pieces and Books on Public Affairs in the Literary Magazine | 125 |
Johnson as Reviewer of Works in the Physical Practical and Natural Sciences in the Literary Magazine | 151 |
Johnson as an Occasional Reviewer in the Gentlemans Magazine and the Critical Review | 199 |
Book Reviewing in the Moral Essays Johnsons Commentary on Recently Published Books in the Rambler Adventurer and Idler | 225 |
The Canon of Johnsons Literary Magazine Reviews | 238 |
Notes | 241 |
Bibliography | 273 |
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Adventurer Alexander Pope appeared argues authorship balneology Basker Berkenhout Blackwell Blackwell's Book Reviewer book trade Borlase Boswell Boswell's Bower's Brack Browne's Byng chapter Charlotte Lennox Cleeve's contemporary Critical Review Dictionary Johnson Dictionary of National earlier Eddy edition English extract Female Quixote genius Gentleman's Magazine given Grainger Hampton's Hanway Hanway's Hawkesworth Idler James Grainger Jenyns John John Hawkesworth Johnson declares Johnson observes Johnson's commentary Johnson's review Joseph Warton Keyssler's leading review journals Lennox's Literary Magazine Literary Magazine review literary marketplace Literature London Lovett's Lucas Lucas's material Memoirs Monthly Review Monthly's moral National Biography Natural History Newton's Oliver Goldsmith Oroonoko outlook Oxford pamphlet patronage perhaps Philosophical piece Poets political Polybius Pope Pope's praise prefatory professional letters published Rambler reflect remarks Reviewed by Johnson Robert Dodsley Rousseau Samuel Johnson scholarly Thomas tion titles Tobias Smollett translation Tytler's University Press volume Warton's William worthy write Yale