Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 111 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 Sherbo, Arthur 1918 2010 Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 59-60 Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies" by Samuel Johnson is a scholarly commentary on the comedic plays of Shakespeare, likely written during the 18th century. This work serves to provide insights and critical analysis on Shakespeare's comedies, offering readers a deeper understanding of the text, its language, and its historical context within the fabric of English literature. The opening of this volume establishes Johnson's significant contributions to Shakespearean studies, highlighting how his thoughts and nuances often get overshadowed by his more famous preface. It discusses the background of Johnson's editorial work on Shakespeare, the evolution of his commentary, and his unique perspective on the plays. The text introduces Johnson’s major ideas, including his interpretations of language, themes, and character intentions, which set the stage for a meticulous examination of works like "The Tempest." He emphasizes that these notes aim not only to clarify textual ambiguities but also to reveal both Shakespeare's artistry and situational context within each play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation PR Text Browsing: Literature 472155 472085 2024-10-04T04:23:51.341635 2023-10-04T04:59:45.598898 text/html text/html 472148 472078 2024-10-04T04:23:51.706641 2023-10-04T04:59:45.864853 text/html text/html 272192 2024-10-04T04:24:03.926105 application/epub+zip 278683 2024-10-04T04:23:55.763599 application/epub+zip 253314 2024-10-04T04:23:54.098671 application/epub+zip 576940 2024-10-04T04:24:09.211050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522020 2024-10-04T04:24:02.711118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424514 2022-09-04T07:17:52.399383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401341 401322 2024-10-04T04:23:50.558670 2023-10-04T04:59:45.067896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 396474 2020-12-30T20:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160100 2020-12-30T20:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18792 2024-10-04T04:24:09.616044 application/rdf+xml 22380 2024-10-04T04:23:54.754610 image/jpeg 4959 2024-10-04T04:23:54.421640 image/jpeg 269235 2024-10-04T04:23:51.746704 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia