num_pages: 288
description: As well as containing the major texts in Wimsatt's volume, Woudhuysen includes more of Johnson's annotations of individual plays and his essay "Preface to Shakespeare". It looks at Johnson's studies on Shakespeare in their 18th century context and analyzes their significance and achievement.
language: English
title: Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare
titlecomplete: Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare
genres: Literary Criticism, Essays, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd