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SAMUEL JOHNSON ON SHAKESPEARE

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19901007
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While no one critic can begin to define Shakespeare, the most authoritative writings on the Bard remain those of Samuel Johnson. As part of the New Penguin Shakespeare Library, H. R. Woudhuysen has compiled "Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare" ($8.95), which gathers not just the "Preface to Shakespeare" but miscellaneous writings that include entries from Johnson's "Dictionary," conversational remarks and various essays.

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