Samuel Johnson on LiteratureUngar, 1979 - 102 páginas |
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... tion of heaven may be intercepted and that he may in the involutions of infernal darkness escape the eye of Providence . This is the utmost extravagance of determined wickedness ; yet this is so debased by two unfortunate words that ...
... tion of heaven may be intercepted and that he may in the involutions of infernal darkness escape the eye of Providence . This is the utmost extravagance of determined wickedness ; yet this is so debased by two unfortunate words that ...
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... tion of anomalies which show that he has corrupted language by every mode of depravation but which his admirer has accumulated as a monument of honor . He has scenes of undoubted and perpetual excellence but perhaps not one play which ...
... tion of anomalies which show that he has corrupted language by every mode of depravation but which his admirer has accumulated as a monument of honor . He has scenes of undoubted and perpetual excellence but perhaps not one play which ...
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... tion ; we should have turned away from a contest between Venus and Diana . The employment of allegorical persons always excites convic- tion of its own absurdity ; they may produce effects but cannot conduct actions ; when the phantom ...
... tion ; we should have turned away from a contest between Venus and Diana . The employment of allegorical persons always excites convic- tion of its own absurdity ; they may produce effects but cannot conduct actions ; when the phantom ...
Contenido
RASSELAS 1759 | 9 |
LIVES OF THE POETS 17791781 | 47 |
BOSWELLS LIFE OF JOHNSON 1791 | 95 |
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Términos y frases comunes
action admired Antium appears attention beauties blank verse Boswell's censure characters comedy comic common compositions Comus considered criticism curiosity delight dialogue dignity diligence drama Dryden Dunciad easily elegance endeavored English English poetry epic Essay evil excellence exhibit fable fancy faults fiction genius Homer human ideas Iliad images imagination imitation incidents instruction invention John Wain judgment knowledge labor language learning literary literature Lord Monboddo Lycidas mankind manners metaphysical poets Milton mind mingled modern modes moral nature neoclassicism never novelty observed odes original Paradise Lost passages passions perhaps play pleasing pleasure poem poetical poetry Polonius Pope Pope's praise precepts Preface principles produce Rambler Rasselas reader reason remarked rhyme Samuel Johnson scenes seems sense sentiments Shakespeare sometimes spectator stanza sublime thought tion tragedy translation truth virtue Voltaire vulgar Walter Jackson Bate WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wonder words writers written