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OverviewGreat Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Samuel Johnson and Edmond Malone to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Prof Claude RawsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Volume: v. 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780826420862ISBN 10: 0826420869 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 03 June 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Language: English Table of ContentsSeries Preface, Peter Holland and Adrian Poole (University of Notre Dame, USA and University of Cambridge, UK) Introduction, Claude Rawson (Yale University, USA) 1. John Dryden, Harold Love (Monash University, Australia) 2. Alexander Pope, Simon Jarvis (University of Cambridge, UK) 3. Samuel Johnson, Freya Johnstone (University of Oxford, UK) 4. Edmond Malone, Marcus Walsh (University of Liverpool, UK) IndexReviewsAuthor InformationClaude Rawson is Maynard Mack Professor of English at Yale University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |