| Scott on Emma 3 days ago by chris This post is part of my series of posts looking at the impact of the novel on Enlightenment ethics. It follows the previous post giving Johnson’s view of the realistic novel set out in The Rambler No 4. The publisher of Emma, John Murray, asked Walter Scott to review the novel, which appeared anonym ... Sense + Sensibility - senseorsensibility.com · Rank: 163,186 |
| Johnson on the Realistic Novel 3 days ago by chris As part of my enquiries in into the impact of the modern realistic novel on Enlightenment (in preparation for the conclusion of the Mansfield Park essay) I am reproducing the text of Samuel Johnson’s Rambler No. 4 (31st March 1750, taken from here). There was a real concern, reflected here, in the E ... Sense + Sensibility - senseorsensibility.com · Rank: 163,186 |
| The End of an Era 3 days ago by Jonathan S. Wonders and Marvels, fast becoming one of my favorite sites, has a small essay about the death of Victor Hugo (whose bust above was done by Rodin), the author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, amongst other pillars in the literary canon. From the piece... For four days, the nation held its breath, wai ... A Writer's Desk - jonathanshipley.blogspot.com · Rank: 65,091 ·  12 references |
