Jezik: Engleski
Vrsta: Eseji i kritike
ISBN: Ostalo
Autor: Strani
Godina izdanja: Xxxx

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`Shakespeare Criticism; 1623-1840` is the title of a 1963 collection edited by D. Nichol Smith, which compiles a selection of significant Shakespearean literary criticism from the publication of the First Folio in 1623 to a lecture by Thomas Carlyle in 1840. The book is intended to show the progression of critical thought and methods over this period, including early reactions to the plays and Romantic-era perspectives.
About the collection
Editor: D. Nichol Smith
Publication: Originally published by Oxford University Press in 1963
Contents: Includes critical writings from the 1623 First Folio preface by Heminge and Condell to Thomas Carlyle`s 1840 lecture `The Hero as Poet`.
Purpose: To provide a representative sample of critical opinions and to demonstrate the historical development of Shakespearean criticism.
Key aspects of the criticism covered
Early reactions: The collection begins with the first critical commentary on Shakespeare`s work, found in the preface to the 1623 First Folio.
Historical overview: The book traces the evolution of critical approaches over three centuries.
Romantic era: It features key critics from the Romantic period, such as Coleridge and Hazlitt, who viewed Shakespeare`s genius as a comprehensive representation of humanity.
Later developments: The final entry is Thomas Carlyle`s 1840 lecture, marking the end of the period covered by the collection.