“Look, My Lord, it Comes”: Uncritical Reading and Johnsonian Communion
“Look, My Lord, it Comes”: Uncritical Reading and Johnsonian Communion
This chapter investigates the desire that fuels Johnsonian commemoration. It suggests that commemoration of Johnson is indeed fueled by a religious imagination of a communion with Johnson's spirit. This chapter also argues that criticisms on the commemoration in critical texts as well as in communal rituals and museums hinge on the material remainder of worshipful fantasies of transcendence.
Keywords: Johnsonian commemoration, religious imagination, Johnson's spirit, critical texts, communal rituals, fantasies of transcendence
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