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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-46.1.21
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
N E W S A N D N O V E L , P u l s e a n d S p r a w l S t u a r t S h e r m a n ¡me," w ro te Samuel Johnson in the Preface to Shakespeare, "is, o f all modes o f existence, m ost obsequious to im a gin atio n." He was w ritin g to free Ж Shakespeare fro m the straitjacket strictures o f th e neoclassical unities by an appeal to com m o n sense. In o u r everyday processes o f plan nin g and rem e m be ring , Joh nso n remarks, "w e easily contract the tim e o f real actio ns'' —proje cting or recalling in a m o m e n t w h a t w ill take (or has taken) m any hours o r days o r years to perfo rm . A t th e play house, w e can participate ju s t as easily in com parable com pressions; there to o , Johnson insists, "a lapse o f years is as
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2008