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Sam Johnson: Rambler, Adventurer, Idler
My Sam Johnson
English - August 11, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBBooks Arts samuel johnson sam johnson dr. johnson my sam johnson 18th century writers dictionary johnson biography Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Wayne talks about style and tone and how they are different in the three periodicals that Sam wrote: the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler. He also calls on some modern examples of literature, writing, and film to bolster the point about the importance of style, notably "On Good People and Bad People" by Matt Taibbi; Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov; Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; the book and film versions of American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis; and the film Calm Like a Bomb, directed by Mauro Russo Rouge.