ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Samuel Johnson’s preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare has long been considered a classic document of English literary criticism. In it Johnson sets forth his editorial principles and gives an appreciative analysis of the “excellences” and “defects” of the works of Shakespeare.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Samuel Johnson’s preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare has long been considered a classic document of English literary criticism. In it Johnson sets forth his editorial principles and gives an appreciative analysis of the “excellences” and “defects” of the works of Shakespeare.

Detailed explanation-3: -Preface to Shakespeare, published in the year 1768-The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Detailed explanation-4: -Johnson praises Shakespeare and comments, “His drama is the mirror of life”. According to Johnson, his plays are so realistic that we get practical knowledge from them. He further says, “Shakespeare’s plays are not in the rigorous and critical sense either tragedies or comedies, but compositions of a distinct kind..”.