Smith, Adam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3938-4836 (2025) Malicious Conversations: Johnsonian Hating and Early Eighteenth-Century Satire. Journal for Eighteenth Century Studies. (In Press)

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Abstract

Abstract: This article examines Samuel Johnson’s complex engagement with the moral and affective dimensions of satire, focusing on his attempts to delineate between productive and pernicious forms of hatred. I explore how Johnson’s distinctions—particularly between indignation and malignity—offer a framework for reassessing early eighteenth-century satiric practice. Through comparative analysis of Alexander Pope, Johnathan Swift, and Henry Fielding, I argue that Johnsonian “good hating” privileges intention and audience effect, distinguishing satire that fosters civic discourse from that which undermines it. Ultimately, I propose that ‘good hating’ is not defined by satiric aggression but by its generative potential to elicit justified indignation and facilitate lively, productive and ongoing dialogue.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	In Press
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA498-503 1714-1760 P Language and Literature > PR English literature
School/Department:	School of Humanities
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/14006

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