The Boston Globe, October 7th, 1990
While no one critic can begin to define Shakespeare, the most authoritative writings on the Bard remain those of Samuel Johnson. As part of the New Penguin Shakespeare Library, H. R. Woudhuysen has compiled "Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare" ($8.95), which gathers not just the "Preface to Shakespeare" but miscellaneous writings that include entries from Johnson's "Dictionary," conversational remarks and various essays. Originally published in 1970, "Berenice Abbott: Photographs" (Smithsonian Institution Press, $24.95) contains 130 duotone images and celebrates the work of one of the medium's for...
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