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塞缪尔·约翰逊文学理论新说baggio
【摘 要】塞缪尔·约翰逊主编的《莎士比亚集》，有校勘、注释和评论。约翰逊认为戏剧基于想象，各幕之间在空间和时间上的变异是应该允许的。他认为三一律之中，只有行动的一致性是重要的，空间的一致性和时间的一致性是虚妄的。莎士比亚不受这一规则的束缚，正是伟大之处。本文对莎士比亚的道德缺失，粗俗语言和情节安排混乱进行讨论。
【关键词】塞缪尔·约翰逊；《莎士比亚全集》；个人经历；社会；宗教
1.introduction to samuel johnson and preface to shakespeare
samuel johnson was an english author who made lasting contributions to english literature as a essayist， poet， moralist， biographer， literary critic， editor and lexicographer. johnson was a devout anglican and committed tory， and has been described as immortality“the most distinguished man of letters in english historysurges”北盟外语 and the subject of “the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature”ttl是什么意思>少儿英语英孚.
johnson’s preface to shakespeare express his grounding of critical judgment on morality
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and his idea that poets should concern themlves with reprenting general nature than particular experience. the long-sustained experience of mankind is johnson’s test for older writers and shakespeare is preeminent becau he is the poet of “general nature.” shakespeare’s appeal rests on his ability to portray human nature， not kings or romans. this is shakespeare小儿英语’s “mirror of lifesnip” that has stood the test of time and that narrower critics have misunderstood.
