Language and Logos in Boswell's Life of Johnson

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Title: Language and Logos in Boswell's Life of Johnson
Description: In this deconstructionist interpretation of a major eighteenth-century work, William Dowling analyzes Boswell's Life of Johnson as a paradigm of antithetical structure in narrative, and develops a grammar of discontinuity'for interpreting other texts as well.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Authors: William C. Dowling
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Biography as a literary form, Narration (Rhetoric)--History--18th century, Authors, English--Biography--History and criticism, Biography
Categories: STUDY AIDS / General
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:In this deconstructionist interpretation of a major eighteenth-century work, William Dowling analyzes Boswell's Life of Johnson as a paradigm of antithetical structure in narrative, and develops a grammar of discontinuity'for interpreting other texts as well.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
ISBN:9780691064550
9780691615202
9780691642710
9781400853823