Eighteenth century essays on Shakespeare

Author(s)

• Smith, David Nichol

Bibliographic Information

Eighteenth century essays on Shakespeare

edited by D. Nichol Smith

Clarendon Press, 1963

2nd ed

Note

1st ed: James Maclehouse, 1903

Bibliographical notes: p. [284]-332

Includes index

Contents of Works

• Introduction / D. Nichol Smith
• Some account of the life, etc., of Mr. William Shakespeare (1709) / Nicholas Rowe
• On the genius and writings of Shakespear (1712) / John Dennis
• Preface to `The works of Shakespeare', 1725 / Alexander Pope
• Preface to `The works of Shakespeare', 1733 ; 2nd ed, 1740 / Lewis Theobald
• Preface to `The works of Shakespeare', 1744 / Thomas Hanmer
• Preface to `The works of Shakespeare', 1747 / William Warburton
• Preface to `The plays of William Shakespeare', 1765 / Samuel Johnson
• An essay on the learning of Shakespeare : addressed to Joseph Cradock, Esq., 1767 / Richard Farmer
• An essay on the dramatic character of Sir John Falstaff, 1777 / Maurice Morgann

Details

• NCID: BA2461434X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: lxii, 340 p.
• Size: 23 cm