Dr. Johnson on Shakespeare : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Dorothy
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-28T00:16:10Z
dc.date.available2017-09-28T00:16:10Z
dc.date.issued1980
dc.description.abstractThe thesis examines Dr Johnson's opinions about Shakespeare's poetic language and wishes to question the view that Johnson, blinded by his concern for linguistic propriety, was incapable of properly appreciating Shakespeare's freedom with the English language. The thesis proceeds by looking at the Notes in Johnson's edition of Shakespeare and by analysing the passages to which they refer, in order to ascertain the real meaning and implications of Johnson's comments. Chapter I outlines the problem. Chapter II notes some points at which Johnson seems unjustly to apply such terms as "harsh" to Shakespeare's poetry. Chapter III looks at the concept of "harshness" in more detail. Chapter IV takes the word "nature" as a focus for Johnson's positive appreciation of Shakespeare's poetic language. Chapter V analyses some Shakespearean passages of the general type for which Johnson, in his Preface to Shakespeare, indicates a preference. Chapter VI considers some Notes in which Johnson specifically praises Shakespeare's poetry. Chapter VII looks at points at which Johnson's adverse comments on the poetry might be argued to be justified.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/12077
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectJohnson, Samuel, 1709-1784en_US
dc.subjectShakespeare, William, 1564-1616en_US
dc.subjectCriticism and interpretationen_US
dc.titleDr. Johnson on Shakespeare : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorCooper, Dorothy
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglishen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M. A.)en_US
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