Preface to Shakespeare: with Proposals for printing the dramatick works of William Shakespeare
by Johnson, Samuel
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1959 16mo (17 cm), [4], 63 pp. Printed wrappers (pencil note on the front wrapper). The essay was published in 1765 as a preface to a proposed edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, which Johnson intended to edit himself. In the preface, Johnson discusses Shakespeare's literary merits and contributions to English drama, as well as his own editorial principles and methods. The essay is widely regarded as a landmark work of Shakespearean criticism and a key text in the history of English literary studies.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008217
- Title
- Preface to Shakespeare: with Proposals for printing the dramatick works of William Shakespeare
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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