"Preface to Shakespeare" by Samuel Johnson is a deep look into William Shakespeare’s plays, examining why they’ve remained important over time. Johnson questions why old works are often valued more than new ones and highlights Shakespeare’s skill in capturing universal human feelings in his characters, rather than just focusing on their time period. Johnson also looks at how Shakespeare mixed sad and funny elements in his plays to mirror real life.
Preface to Shakespeare
By Samuel Johnson
Explore a timeless playwright's enduring relevance through a critical lens that questions tradition and celebrates the playwright's grasp of human nature.
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About the AuthorSamuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".
Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".
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