Why should we study Johnson?

Professor Ros Ballaster of Mansfield College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes we should still study Samuel Johnson.
Date Published: 31 July 2013
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Contributors: Sarah Wilkin, Ros Ballaster
In Collection(s): Samuel Johnson, What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?
Keywords: Rasselas, Samuel Johnson, english, Oriental Literature, #greatwriters, Teaching, lesson, Key Stage 5
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