English Language · English Literature
In Samuel Johnson's 'Preface to Shakespeare', the observation that Shakespeare 'holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life' is directed toward which implied audience within Johnson's critical framework?
- 1Classical dramatists
- 2Shakespeare himself
- 3Contemporary readers and critics✓
- 4Elizabethan actors
Correct answer
Contemporary readers and critics
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