The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators / to which are added notes by Sam. Johnson. London, Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1765.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Standardized Title:

Plays

Language:

English

Physical Description:

8 volumes : portraits ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Johnson's Shakespeare.

Place of Publication:

New York : AMS Press, [1968]

Contents:

v. 1. The tempest. A midsummer-night's dream. The two gentlemen of Verona. Measure for measure. The merchant of Venice.

v. 2. As you like it. Love's labour's lost. The winter's tale. Twelfth night; or, What you will. The merry wives of Windsor.

v. 3. The taming of the shrew. The comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. All's well that ends well. The life and death of King John.

v. 4. The life and death of Richard the Second. The first part of King Henry the Fourth. The second part of King Henry the Fourth. The life of King Henry the Fifth. The first part of King Henry the Sixth.

v. 5. The second part of King Henry the Sixth. The third part of King Henry the Sixth. The life and death of Richard the Third. The life of King Henry the Eighth.

v. 6. The life and death of King Lear. Timon and Athens. Titus Andronicus. The tragedy of Macbeth. [C]aius Marcius Coriolanus.

v. 7. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Troilus and Cressida.

v. 8. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Othello, the Moor of Venice.

Notes:

On spine: Johnson's Shakespeare.

OCLC:

451588