Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by D. Nichol Smith

About this eBook

Author

Smith, David Nichol, 1875-1962

Title

Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism, Textual

Category

Text

eBook-No.

30227

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30227

Release Date

October 10, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Preface. — Introduction. Shakespearian Criticism in the Eighteenth Century.
2. 2.I.
3. 3.II.
4. 4.III.
5. 5.IV.
6. 6.The Essays. — Nicholas Rowe. — John Dennis. — Alexander Pope. — Lewis Theobald. — Sir Thomas Hanmer. — William Warburton. — Samuel Johnson. — Richard Farmer. — Maurice Morgann. — Nicholas Rowe: Some Account of the Life &c. of Mr. William Shakespear. 1709. — John Dennis: On the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare. 1711.
7. 7.Letter I.
8. 8.Letter II.
9. 9.Letter III. — Alexander Pope: Preface to Edition of Shakespeare. 1725. — Lewis Theobald: Preface to Edition of Shakespeare. 1733. — Sir Thomas Hanmer: Preface to Edition of Shakespeare. 1744. — William Warburton: Preface to Edition of Shakespeare. 1747. — Samuel Johnson: Preface to Edition of Shakespeare. 1765. — Richard Farmer: An Essay on the Learning of Shakespeare: Addressed to Joseph Cradock, Esq. 1767.
10. 10.Preface to the Second Edition, 1767.
11. 11.An Essay On The Learning Of Shakespeare: Addressed To Joseph Cradock, Esq. — Maurice Morgann: An Essay on the Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff. 1777.
12. 12.Preface.
13. 13.On The Dramatic Character Of Sir John Falstaff. — Notes.
14. 14.Nicholas Rowe.
15. 15.John Dennis.
16. 16.Alexander Pope.
17. 17.Lewis Theobald.
18. 18.Sir Thomas Hanmer.
19. 19.William Warburton.
20. 20.Samuel Johnson.
21. 21.Richard Farmer.
22. 22.Maurice Morgann. — Index. — Footnotes

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