Description |
xx, 204 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Taking Johnson Seriously -- Just Representations of General Nature -- Sceptical Thinking -- The Pleasure of Generality -- Not Heroic but Human -- The Mind against the World -- The Idealist Imagination--Wordsworth--Falstaff--Hamlet -- The Defiant Imagination--Lear--Audience Identification and Dramatic Illusion -- Individuals or Species? -- Supernatural Creation--Caliban and Prospero -- Organic Unity--Wordplay--Romeo and Juliet -- Conclusion: On the Necessity of Choosing -- Johnson and Tragedy |
Analysis |
Drama in English Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Critical studies |
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Shakespeare: studies and criticism |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Knowledge -- Literature
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Preface to Shakespeare's plays, 1765
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Preface to Shakespeare's plays
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Johnson, Samuel. Preface to Shakespeare
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 18th century.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. Selections.
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Author |
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
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LC no. |
88025420 |
ISBN |
0198129742 |
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