Ironies of the Critical Past: Historicizing Johnson's Criticism

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Abstract

The essay examines determinist representations of Johnson's criticism and Johnson's own historical conceptualisation of literary criticism.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJohnson Re-Visioned
Subtitle of host publicationLooking Before and After
Place of PublicationLewisburg
PublisherBucknell University Press
Chapter6
Pages114-133
Number of pages19
Volume1
Edition1
ISBN (Print)0838754945
Publication statusPublished - 2001

Keywords

  • History
  • teleology
  • Criticism
  • Irony

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