William Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage Volume 5 1765-1774

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Brian Vickers
Routledge, 2013 M02 1 - 568 pages
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation.
Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects.The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes.
 

Contents

Preface
Introduction
Note on the Text
Samuel Johnson edition of Shakespeare 1765
George Colman Johnsons edition reviewed 1765
William Kenrick Johnson attacked 1765
William Guthrie J ohnson reviewed 17656
James Barclay Johnson defended 1766
U nsigned essay on the deficiencies of English drama 1769
Charles Jennens on editing King Lear 1770
William Duff Shakespeares genius 1770
Prancis Gentleman Shakespeare the dramatist 1770
Paul Hiffernan idolizing Shakespeare 1770
John Armstrong Shakespeare and the Unities 1770
J R Ode to Shakespeare1771
Richard Cumberland adaptation of Timon of Athens 1771

Thomas Tyrwhitt on editing Shakespeare 1766
George Steevens proposals for a new edition of Shakespeare 1766
Richard Hurd Shakespeares pastorals 1766
William Guthrie Farmer reviewed 1767
T W on three Shakespearian tragedies 1768
George Colman Farmer criticized 1768
George Colman King Lear partly restored 1768
Richard Warner Shakespeares language 1768
Edward Capell introduction to Shakespeare 1768
Elizabeth Montagu Shakespeares genlus 1769
David Garrick Jubilee Ode to Shakespeare 1769
Unsigned oration In honour of Shakepeare 1769
John Potter Shakespeare in the theatre 17712
George Steevens Shakespeare in the theatre 17712
George Steevens advice to Garrick on adapting Hamlet 1771
David Garrick adaptation of Hamlet 1772
Various writersGarricks Hamlet reviewed 17723
George Steevens Shakespeare in the theatre 17723
Tate Wilkinson adaptation of Hamlet 1773
Thomas Hawkins Eng1ish drama before Shakespeare 1773
Edward Capell notes on Shakespeare 1774
A Select Bibliography
Index
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