However, through a consideration of Johnson's possible Miltonic allusion, his politicization of the pastoral and his characterization of Thales, I wish to explore the idea that Johnson presents the rural/urban antithesis with a generally unrecognized, ironic complexity. ... Lascelles believes that where Umbritius urges Juvenal to come with him, 'ironic overtones can be heard',3 she continues that the town of Cumae, where Thales intends to settle, has been deliberately chosen by Juvenal, due to it being 'an insignificant, depopulated village'.4 Howard D. ... In a re...

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Soon Schumann and Ernestine were engaged, but alas, she left town and the love ended (however, in just a few months Schumann replaced her with a new love interest, Clara Wieck, Friedrich Wieck's own daughter). ... Even the sun, which had hidden his face for many days, shed his warm beams upon us as we drove to church, as if to bless our union. ...

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Soon Schumann and Ernestine were engaged, but alas, she left town and the love ended (however, in just a few months Schumann replaced her with a new love interest, Clara Wieck, Friedrich Wieck's own daughter). ... Even the sun, which had hidden his face for many days, shed his warm beams upon us as we drove to church, as if to bless our union. ...

• Word Count: 4114
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate