Question

What picture of the contemporary social life do you get from Johnson’s “London”?

Answer 1

Dr.Samuel Johnson's 'London' was published in 1738 anonymously as an imitation of ... By the 1730s, Imitation was a popular contemporary poetic form with ... However, his reworking of Juvenal's original operates as a broader Social and ... visions of Britain's glory with images of Elizabeth I (and the annihilation of the ...