William Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage Volume 6 1774-1801 (The Collected Critical Heritage : William Shakespeare)

The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 NOTE ON THE TEXT......Page 102 243 FRANCIS GENTLEMAN, commentary on Shakespeare, 1774......Page 104 244 ALEXANDER GERARD on Shakespeare’s genius 1774......Page 128 245 WILLIAM KENRICK lectures on Shakespeare 1774......Page 130 246 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, on the morality of Macbeth and Hamlet 1774......Page 133 247 EDWARD TAYLOR Shakespeare’s faulty tragedies 1774......Page 139 248 Unsigned essay on the cowardice of Falstaff c 1774......Page 148 249 ELIZABETH GRIFFITH, Shakespeare and domestic morality 1775......Page 151 250 WILLIAM COOKE Shakespeare’s language 1775......Page 164 251 JAMES BEATTIE Shakespearian tragedy 1776......Page 166 252 JOHN BERKENHOUT, Shakespeare defended from Voltaire 1777......Page 171 253 JOSEPH PRIESTLEY lectures on Shakespeare 1777......Page 175 254 MAURICE MORGANN on Falstaff 1777......Page 179 255 FREDERICK PILON on acting Hamlet 1777......Page 195 256 HENRY BROOKE, adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra, 1778......Page 199 257 GEORGE STEEVENS and others, edition of Shakespeare, 1778......Page 204 258 Unsigned article in defence of Polonius 1779......Page 215 259 GEORGE STEEVENS, on the alterations of Shakespeare, 1779......Page 219 260 WILLIAM RICHARDSON on Richard III’s wooing 1779......Page 223 261 HORACE WALPOLE, Shakespeare’s natural genius, 1779 80......Page 226 262 SAMUEL BADCOCK Shakespeare’s originality 1780......Page 230 263 EDWARD CAPELL notes on Shakespeare 1780......Page 233 264 HENRY MACKENZIE on the character of Hamlet 1780......Page 287 265 EDMOND MALONE and others, supplements to Shakespeare 1780......Page 296 266 THOMAS WARTON, Shakespeare and the golden age of English poetry 1781......Page 319 267 JAMES HARRIS, Shakespeare and the rules of criticism 1781......Page 325 268 SAMUEL JOHNSON on Shakespeare and his critics 1781......Page 328 269 Unsigned essay Hamlet defends himself 1782......Page 331 270 JOHN STEDMAN letters on Shakespeare 1782......Page 335 271 B WALWYN Shakespearian comedy 1782......Page 339 272 HUGH BLAIR lectures on Shakespeare 1783......Page 343 273 WILLIAM JACKSON Shakespeare and Jonson 1783......Page 347 274 JOSEPH RITSON Shakespeare’s editors corrected 1783......Page 349 275 EDMOND MALONE, additional notes on Shakespeare, 1783......Page 363 276 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, essays on Shakespeare’s characters 1783......Page 366 277 THOMAS DAVIES Shakespeare in the theatre 1784......Page 385 278 Unsigned article notes on Shakespeare 1785......Page 400 279 ISAAC REED and others edition of Shakespeare 1785......Page 403 280 WILLIAM SHAW Shakespeare’s faults 1785......Page 408 281 JOHN PINKERTON observations on Shakespeare 1785......Page 410 282 Unsigned essay, Shakespeare and modern tragedy, 1785......Page 413 283 JOHN MONCK MASON on editing Shakespeare 1785......Page 418 284 THOMAS WHATELY, Richard III and Macbeth compared, 1785......Page 422 286 MARTIN SHERLOCK in praise of Shakespeare 1786......Page 445 287 HENRY MACKENZIE on Falstaff 1786......Page 455 288 RICHARD CUMBERLAND essays on Shakespeare 1786......Page 462 289 ANDREW BECKET notes on Shakespeare’s text 1787......Page 475 290 GEORGE STEEVENS on Richard III and Macbeth 1787......Page 477 291 SAMUEL FELTON Shakespeare and the artist 1787......Page 481 292 RICHARD STACK Morgann on Falstaff refuted 1788......Page 484 293 THOMAS ROBERTSON on Hamlet 1788......Page 495 294 WILLIAM RICHARDSON on Falstaff 1788......Page 505 295 Unsigned essay on Julius Caesar 1789......Page 515 296 Unsigned notices, on Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery 1789......Page 520 297 THOMAS TWINING, Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, 1789......Page 528 298 JAMES FENNELL Shakespeare in the theatre 1789......Page 531 299 EDMOND MALONE edition of Shakespeare 1790......Page 536 300 W N on Othello 1791......Page 571 301 JAMES BOSWELL Johnson on Shakespeare 1791......Page 582 302 Unsigned essay a rhapsody on Shakespeare 1792......Page 588 303 GEORGE STEEVENS and others, edition of Shakespeare, 1793......Page 591 304 WALTER WHITER, Shakespeare’s mental associations, 1794......Page 621 305 WOLSTENHOLME PARR on Coriolanus and Othello 1795......Page 629 306 RICHARD HOLE an ironical defence of Iago 1796......Page 637 307 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, further thoughts on Hamlet, 1798......Page 642 308 NATHAN DRAKE, Shakespeare and Elizabethan poetry, 1798......Page 644 309 ARTHUR MURPHY Garrick’s Shakespeare 1801......Page 647 A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 652 INDEX......Page 654 Language & Literature Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 PREFACE 12 INTRODUCTION 16 NOTE ON THE TEXT 102 243 FRANCIS GENTLEMAN, commentary on Shakespeare, 1774 104 244 ALEXANDER GERARD on Shakespeare’s genius 1774 128 245 WILLIAM KENRICK lectures on Shakespeare 1774 130 246 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, on the morality of Macbeth and Hamlet 1774 133 247 EDWARD TAYLOR Shakespeare’s faulty tragedies 1774 139 248 Unsigned essay on the cowardice of Falstaff c 1774 148 249 ELIZABETH GRIFFITH, Shakespeare and domestic morality 1775 151 250 WILLIAM COOKE Shakespeare’s language 1775 164 251 JAMES BEATTIE Shakespearian tragedy 1776 166 252 JOHN BERKENHOUT, Shakespeare defended from Voltaire 1777 171 253 JOSEPH PRIESTLEY lectures on Shakespeare 1777 175 254 MAURICE MORGANN on Falstaff 1777 179 255 FREDERICK PILON on acting Hamlet 1777 195 256 HENRY BROOKE, adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra, 1778 199 257 GEORGE STEEVENS and others, edition of Shakespeare, 1778 204 258 Unsigned article in defence of Polonius 1779 215 259 GEORGE STEEVENS, on the alterations of Shakespeare, 1779 219 260 WILLIAM RICHARDSON on Richard III’s wooing 1779 223 261 HORACE WALPOLE, Shakespeare’s natural genius, 1779 80 226 262 SAMUEL BADCOCK Shakespeare’s originality 1780 230 263 EDWARD CAPELL notes on Shakespeare 1780 233 264 HENRY MACKENZIE on the character of Hamlet 1780 287 265 EDMOND MALONE and others, supplements to Shakespeare 1780 296 266 THOMAS WARTON, Shakespeare and the golden age of English poetry 1781 319 267 JAMES HARRIS, Shakespeare and the rules of criticism 1781 325 268 SAMUEL JOHNSON on Shakespeare and his critics 1781 328 269 Unsigned essay Hamlet defends himself 1782 331 270 JOHN STEDMAN letters on Shakespeare 1782 335 271 B WALWYN Shakespearian comedy 1782 339 272 HUGH BLAIR lectures on Shakespeare 1783 343 273 WILLIAM JACKSON Shakespeare and Jonson 1783 347 274 JOSEPH RITSON Shakespeare’s editors corrected 1783 349 275 EDMOND MALONE, additional notes on Shakespeare, 1783 363 276 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, essays on Shakespeare’s characters 1783 366 277 THOMAS DAVIES Shakespeare in the theatre 1784 385 278 Unsigned article notes on Shakespeare 1785 400 279 ISAAC REED and others edition of Shakespeare 1785 403 280 WILLIAM SHAW Shakespeare’s faults 1785 408 281 JOHN PINKERTON observations on Shakespeare 1785 410 282 Unsigned essay, Shakespeare and modern tragedy, 1785 413 283 JOHN MONCK MASON on editing Shakespeare 1785 418 284 THOMAS WHATELY, Richard III and Macbeth compared, 1785 422 285 J P KEMBLE in defence of Macbeth 1786 445 286 MARTIN SHERLOCK in praise of Shakespeare 1786 445 287 HENRY MACKENZIE on Falstaff 1786 455 288 RICHARD CUMBERLAND essays on Shakespeare 1786 462 289 ANDREW BECKET notes on Shakespeare’s text 1787 475 290 GEORGE STEEVENS on Richard III and Macbeth 1787 477 291 SAMUEL FELTON Shakespeare and the artist 1787 481 292 RICHARD STACK Morgann on Falstaff refuted 1788 484 293 THOMAS ROBERTSON on Hamlet 1788 495 294 WILLIAM RICHARDSON on Falstaff 1788 505 295 Unsigned essay on Julius Caesar 1789 515 296 Unsigned notices, on Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery 1789 520 297 THOMAS TWINING, Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, 1789 528 298 JAMES FENNELL Shakespeare in the theatre 1789 531 299 EDMOND MALONE edition of Shakespeare 1790 536 300 W N on Othello 1791 571 301 JAMES BOSWELL Johnson on Shakespeare 1791 582 302 Unsigned essay a rhapsody on Shakespeare 1792 588 303 GEORGE STEEVENS and others, edition of Shakespeare, 1793 591 304 WALTER WHITER, Shakespeare’s mental associations, 1794 621 305 WOLSTENHOLME PARR on Coriolanus and Othello 1795 629 306 RICHARD HOLE an ironical defence of Iago 1796 637 307 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, further thoughts on Hamlet, 1798 642 308 NATHAN DRAKE, Shakespeare and Elizabethan poetry, 1798 644 309 ARTHUR MURPHY Garrick’s Shakespeare 1801 647 A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 652 INDEX 654