Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage

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Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage also known as William Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage ^[1] is a six-volume work edited by Brian Vickers.^[2][3] Volumes 1 through 3 were published in 1974 and 1975 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.^[3] Vickers' "Critical Heritage" is described as a "...more or less complete collection of criticisms of Shakespeare's works."^[2] Additionally, this set was expected to span three centuries by the time Volume 3 was available.^[2] Vickers as the editor, wrote digestible introductions to each volume and easy to read headnotes throughout.^[2][3][4][5] Volume 6 covers the years of 1774 to 1801, and was published in 1981.^[6] The complete set covers viewpoints on Shakespeare's work "from 1623 through to 1801."^[7]

References

1. Note: The references refer to this work by the first above title in this introduction, but the publisher markets the book under the second title mentioned above.
2. Kernan, Alvin. Reviewed Work: "Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage." (Winter 1977) Shakespeare Quarterly. 28, 1, 96-98 JSTOR 2869641
3. Hamer, Douglas. Reviewed Work: "Shakespeare. The Critical Heritage." (February 1977) Review of English Studies. New Series, 28, 109, 83-86. JSTOR 514950
4. Bertram, Paul. "Reviewed Work: Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage." Volume. 5, 1765-1774. by Brian Vickers." (Autumn 1980) Renaissance Quarterly 33, 3, 470-471 JSTOR 2860938
5. Hamer, Douglas. "Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage. Vol. IV: 1753-1765 by Brian Vickers." (November 1977) Review of English Studies. New Series, 28, 112, 457-459. JSTOR 514485.
6. Bullough, G. "Reviewed Work: Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage. Volume VI. 1774-1801." (1985) The Yearbook of English Studies. Vol. 15, Anglo-French Literary Relations Special Number, pp. 282-284 JSTOR 3508580
7. Publisher's book description. "Shakespeare: Critical Heritage Set". Routledge & CRC Press.

External links

• ISBN 9780415134033