Three Latin Poems Doubtfully Attributed to Samuel Johnson
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The “Poems of Doubtful Authorship” in modern editions Samuel Johnson’s poetry include three Latin poems that were first associated with Johnson 1856. This article reveals the weakness this alleged “attribution” and discusses arguments for against authorship each poem turn. While certainty is impossible, it concludes he possibly wrote translation Ex cantico Solomonis but Venus Armour Logical Warehouse are unlikely to be his.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Humanistica lovaniensia: journal of neo-latin studies
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2593-3019', '0774-2908']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30986/2021.97