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Samuel Johnson : the arc of the pendulum /

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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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Other Authors: Johnston, Freya, Mugglestone, Lynda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784 > Criticism and interpretation.
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191745003
0191745006