The Johnson-Steevens Edition of the Plays of William Shakespeare including a two volume supplement by Edmond Malone [1780]

Author:   William Shakespeare ,  Samuel Johnson ,  George Steevens ,  Nick Groom
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New ed of 1778 ed
ISBN:  

9780415120708


Pages:   7402
Publication Date:   19 October 1995
Format:   Hardback
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The Johnson-Steevens Edition of the Plays of William Shakespeare including a two volume supplement by Edmond Malone [1780]


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Shakespeare's plays have attracted continuous critical attention since his death, and editing his plays became a particularly fashionable activity in the eighteenth century. Of those editors, Samuel Johnson is the most famous. Originally proposed in 1745, Johnson's edition of Shakespeare's Plays was abandoned, and only resurfaced after the completion of his monumental Dictionary. The first Johnson edition of Shakespeare's Plays appeared in 8 volumes in 1765. Unlike many previous editors, Johnson was generous in his acknowledgement of collaborators and previous scholarship. In contrast to Pope, he not only expressed approval or disapproval in his notes but also went into detail about his reasons. Boswell spoke of the Johnson Preface ""in which the excellencies and defects of that immortal bard are displayed with a masterly hand"". However, the textual editing in this first edition was considered disappointing. George Steevens, who had a tremendous knowledge of early dramatic literature, successfully rectified this and produced with Johnson a new 10 volume edition in 1773. This edition was greatly praised, and both editions made further revisions and improvements for the 1778 edition reprinted here. This, the last edition to appear in Johnson's lifetime, represents his complete and final commentary on Shakespeare. Of added interest is the two volume supplement by Edmund Malone. This further enhanced the edition by adding sonnets and a selection of attributed plays. Published two years later, it was specifically intended as a companion to this edition. With a wealth of commentators included, this edition is an important document for studying eighteenth century Shakespeare scholarship, and offers an invaluable insight into Johnson both as critic and editor.

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Author:   William Shakespeare ,  Samuel Johnson ,  George Steevens ,  Nick Groom
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge/Thoemmes Press, an imprint of Taylor & F
Edition:   New ed of 1778 ed
Weight:   0.127kg
ISBN:  

9780415120708


ISBN 10:   0415120705
Pages:   7402
Publication Date:   19 October 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

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