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.
Chapter 1;
205. Samuel Johnson, edition of Shakespeare 1765;
Chapter 2
206. George Colman, Johnson's edition reviewed 1765;
Chapter 3
207. William
Kenrick, Johnson attacked 1765;
Chapter 4 208.William Guthrie, J ohnson
reviewed 1765-6;
Chapter 5
209. James Barclay, Johnson defended 1766;
Chapter
6
210. Thomas Tyrwhitt, on editing Shakespeare 1766;
Chapter 7
211. George
Steevens, on Shakespearian scholarship 1766;
Chapter 8
212. George Steevens,
proposals for a new edition of Shakespeare 1766;
Chapter 9
213. Richard Hurd,
Shakespeare's pastorals 1766;
Chapter 10
214. Richard Farmer, Shakespeare's
lack of classical learning 1767;
Chapter 11
215. William Guthrie, Farmer
reviewed 1767;
Chapter 12
216. T. W., on three Shakespearian tragedies 1768;
Chapter 13
217. George Colman, Farmer criticized 1768;
Chapter 14
218. George
Colman, King Lear Part ly restored 1768;
Chapter 15
219. Richard Warner,
Shakespeare's language 1768;
Chapter 16
220. Edward Capell, introduction to
Shakespeare 1768;
Chapter 17
221. Elizabeth Montagu, Shakespeare's genlus
1769;
Chapter 18
222. David Garrick, Jubilee Ode to Shakespeare 1769;
Chapter
19
223. Unsigned oration, In honour of Shakepeare 1769;
Chapter 20
224. U
nsigned essay, on the deficiencies of English drama 1769;
Chapter 21
225.
Charles Jennens, on editing King Lear 1770;
Chapter 22
226. William Duff,
Shakespeare's genius 1770;
Chapter 23
227. Prancis Gentleman, Shakespeare the
dramatist 1770;
Chapter 24
228. Paul Hiffernan, idolizing Shakespeare 1770;
Chapter 25
229. Edward Burnaby Greene, rhetoric in Shakespeare 1770;
Chapter
26
230. John Armstrong, Shakespeare and the Unities 1770;
Chapter 27
231. J.
R., Ode to Shakespeare1771;
Chapter 28
232. Richard Cumberland, adaptation of
Timon of Athens 1771;
Chapter 29
233. John Potter, Shakespeare in the theatre
1771-2;
Chapter 30
234. George Steevens, Shakespeare in the theatre 1771-2;
Chapter 31 235 George Steevens, advice to Garrick on adapting Hamlet 1771;
Chapter 32
236. David Garrick, adaptation of Hamlet 1772;
Chapter 33 237
Various writers,Garrick's Hamlet reviewed 1772-3;
Chapter 34
238. George
Steevens, Shakespeare in the theatre, 1772-3;
Chapter 35
239. Tate Wilkinson,
adaptation of Hamlet 1773;
Chapter 36
240. George Steevens and Samuel
Johnson, edition of Shakespeare 1773;
Chapter 37
241. Thomas Hawkins, Eng1ish
drama before Shakespeare 1773;
Chapter 38
242. Edward Capell, notes on
Shakespeare 1774;
