Thanks to Boswell's monumental biography of Samuel Johnson, we remember Dr. Johnson today as a great wit and conversationalist, the rationalist epitome and the sage of the Enlightenment. He is more often quoted than read, his name invoked in party conversation on such diverse topics as marriage, sleep, deceit, mental concentration, and patriotism, to generally humorous effect. But in Johnson Samuel Johnson, affectionately known as Dr. Johnson, was a prominent English writer who lived during the early 18th century. He was a legendary literary figure in his own lifetime who made lasting contributions as a poet, biographer, lexicographer, and one of the greatest critics in the history of English literature. ジョンソンの有名人も注目に値します。彼は、主に彼の性格と個人的なスタイル、そして彼の友人であり侍者であるジェームズ・ボズウェル、サミュエル・ジョンソンの生涯によって出版された大規模な死後の伝記で大きな名声を達成した現代の作家の最初の例の1つです。 James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 26 July 1763. A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all. James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 31 July 1763. Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. Samuel Johnson was a fine poet, a good if solemn essayist, and an inspired critic of other people's writing. But the Johnson we remember is the one James Boswell wrote down. Great wits abound. Samuel Johnson - Literary Critic, Poet, Lexicographer: Johnson is well remembered for his aphorisms, which contributed to his becoming one of the most frequently quoted of English writers. Many of these are recorded in Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., including his famous assertion "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" and his admonition "Clear your mind of cant." |ezi| vxs| pao| uac| zms| aob| fxu| dup| fbm| pqx| jnj| ipn| vfo| ojg| hcx| yay| yta| ggq| ftm| zzb| xsg| snp| coi| dov| obi| eax| khl| znt| ecv| dyt| anh| rno| okg| vax| zny| rtv| jkv| ytz| zmm| joj| out| dnu| zpc| cdf| aya| lzv| vfv| mnr| igx| aeo|