G. F. Parker
Johnson's Shakespeare
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198112716
- author:
- G. F. Parker
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1991
- Pages:
- 226
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Johnson's Shakespeare (Clarendon Paperbacks) by G. F. Parker provides a fresh perspective on Samuel Johnson's interpretation of William Shakespeare's work. Challenging the notion that Johnson's criticism is solely of historical interest, this study argues that his view of Shakespeare as "the poet of nature" was a radical and provocative proposition. Parker explores the tensions within the plays themselves, relating Johnson's feeling for general nature to his characteristic scepticism. The book includes the central portion of Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare, as well as critically interesting notes, offering a fully developed anthology of Johnson's criticism and commentary on Shakespeare.
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