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Preface to Shakespeare

By Samuel Johnson

2020-03-06 21:42:43

Samuel Johnson's preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare has long been considered a classic document of English literary criticism. In it, Johnson sets forth his editorial principles and gives an appreciative analysis of the “excellences” and ... Read more
Samuel Johnson's preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare has long been considered a classic document of English literary criticism. In it, Johnson sets forth his editorial principles and gives an appreciative analysis of the “excellences” and “defects” of the work of the great Elizabethan dramatist. Less

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File size80.709 KB
Print pages66
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1502936899
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Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayi...

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