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Samuel Johnson
- a contemporary of Pope (1709-1784)
- known as the father of the English Dictionary
- from 1747-1755 he wrote Dictionary of English
Language; his goal was to standardize the chaotic
English tongue
- from 1747-1755 he wrote Dictionary of English
Language; his goal was to standardize the chaotic
English tongue
- His principle of criticism is similar
to Horace; believes a literary work
is a piece of rhetoric to be judged
by the impact it makes upon the
audience
- "The end of writing is
to instruct; the end of
poetry is to instruct
by pleasing" (from
Preface to
Shakespeare)
- Believed poetry must be deeply true to life, not because art
is a matter of imitation, but because the truth of accurate
representation holds us longer than any other art
- "...the business of the poet...is to examine not the individual, but
the species; to remark general properties and large appearances: he
does not number the streaks of the tulip" (from Rasselas)
- If the literary work is to please a universal audience it must deal broadly with the world we all know, not with special issues of interest to a few.
- If the literary work is to please a universal audience it must deal broadly with the world we all know, not with special issues of interest to a few.
- "...the business of the poet...is to examine not the individual, but
the species; to remark general properties and large appearances: he
does not number the streaks of the tulip" (from Rasselas)
- Believed poetry must be deeply true to life, not because art
is a matter of imitation, but because the truth of accurate
representation holds us longer than any other art
- "The end of writing is
to instruct; the end of
poetry is to instruct
by pleasing" (from
Preface to
Shakespeare)
- "Preface to Shakespeare"
- Johnson is offended by Shakespeare's amorality
- "tragedy seems to be [Shakespeare's] skill, his comedy to be instinct"
- Johnson believed Shakespeare's greatness is rescued only by his surpassing universality & trueness to life
- Johnson believed Shakespeare's greatness is rescued only by his surpassing universality & trueness to life
- "tragedy seems to be [Shakespeare's] skill, his comedy to be instinct"
- Johnson is offended by Shakespeare's amorality
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