Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare

Author(s)

• Johnson, Samuel
• Woudhuysen, H. R.

Bibliographic Information

Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare

edited with an introduction and notes by H.R. Woudhuysen

（New Penguin Shakespear library）

Penguin, 1989

Note

"Further reading": p. [39]-41

Description and Table of Contents

Description

As well as containing the major texts in Wimsatt's volume, Woudhuysen includes more of Johnson's annotations of individual plays and his essay "Preface to Shakespeare". It looks at Johnson's studies on Shakespeare in their 18th century context and analyzes their significance and achievement.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA10228133
• ISBN:
  • 0140530207
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harmondsworth
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 273 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR2976
  • UDC : 820-2
  • DC20 : 822.33
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Drama in English. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • BLSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10228279