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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465022903321

Titolo

Dryden, Pope, Johnson, Malone / / edited by Claude Rawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY : , : Continuum, , 2010

ISBN

1-4725-3905-2

1-4725-5488-4

1-4411-2579-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Great Shakespeareans ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Criticism - Great Britain - History - 18th century

Criticism - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [226]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Series Preface; Introduction; 1 John Dryden; 2 Alexander Pope; 3 Samuel Johnson; 4 Edmond Malone; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Great 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