Steevens, George
Record IDcnp01883488
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01883488
Geslachtman
Bibliografische gegevens1736 - 1800
GeboorteplaatsLondon
Plaats van overlijdenHampstead
Voor het laatst bewerkt2024-04-08
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Commentateur de l'oeuvre de William Shakespeare.
Literary editor and scholar, commentator on the work of Shakespeare. Born London 1736. Educated Eton College, fellow-commoner of King's College, Cambridge 1753-6, but left without taking a degree. Settled in London 1756. Helped Samuel Johnson with his edition of Shakespeare, published 1765. Published his own edition of Shakespeare 1766. Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries 1767. Published another edition of Shakespeare 1793. Chiefly remembered for his hoaxes and attacks on his contemporaries, but praised for his generosity. Died Hampstead 1800. His considerable library was auctioned in 1800, in 1943 lots.
Existe un George Steevens (1736-1800), comentarista de Shakespeare. Han aparecido distintas formas de exlibris y no es seguro que se refieran a la misma persona.
Brit. Herausgeber, Büchersammler (Schwerpunkt elisabethanische Literatur), 1767 Wahl zum Fellow der Royal Society, Herausgeber und Kommentator einer englischen Shakespeare-Gesamtausgabe (Johnson's and Steeven's Edition). Provenienzmerkmal: Stempel
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Verdere bibliografische gegevens1736-1800
Jaren van werkzaamheidSiglo XVII-XVIII
Intellectuele verantwoordelijkheidAuteur
Primaire talenEnglish
ActiviteitPersonen zu Literaturwissenschaft (Literaturwissenschaftler) (12.1p) (sswd)
Herausgeber (gnd)
commentateur de Shakespeare, et dessinateur amateur
Geografische nootGB (iso3166)
Great Britain
NationaliteitBritish
Merk, motto, wapen, etc.Sello: «G. STEEVENS» (BG/10896) . Exlibris heráldico, con la inscripción: «Geoe. Steevens» – Exlibris Imagen BG/11942 (Please browse through register by name.); BG/10896 (Please browse through register by name.)
Merk, motto, wapen, etc.Provenance mark – Teken [Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d’Estampes, L.1213] Image and description
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KopjeSteevens, George
gebruikt in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom); Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany); The University of Aberdeen Library; Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; Les Marques de collections de dessins & d’estampes, Fondation Custodia
gebruikt in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom); Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany); The University of Aberdeen Library; Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; Les Marques de collections de dessins & d’estampes, Fondation Custodia
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Steevens, G.
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Gevonden inDNB= Steevens, George, 1736.5.10 - 1800.1.22; commentator on Shakespeare. — Oxford companion to English lit., 1991. — The Johnson-Steevens edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, 1995 [reprod. de l'éd. de 1778-1780]. — LOC. — DNB. — LoC-NA. — Oxf. companion, Dict. nat. biogr.. — Wikipedia: Stand: 18.06.2021: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steevens
Bronnen voor het impressumJohnson, Samuel: Merchant of Venice. - 1830
Shakespeare, William: Julius Caesar. - 1877
Shakespeare, William: Macbeth. - 1778
Shakespeare, William: Plays. - 1766
Shakespeare, William: The dramatic works. - 1802
Shakespeare, William: Twenty of the plays of Shakespeare
To the public. Had the last editor of the plays of Shakespeare met with the assistance he had reason to expect, 1766 [a circular by George Steevens]
George Steevens
[William Evans (floruit 1797-1856), after Johann Zoffany (1733-1810), stipple and line engraving, / Based on this portrait at the National Portrait Gallery -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George Steevens.JPG]
[William Evans (floruit 1797-1856), after Johann Zoffany (1733-1810), stipple and line engraving, / Based on this portrait at the National Portrait Gallery -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George Steevens.JPG]
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The University of Aberdeen, Provenance
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Biblioteca de la Universidad de Salamanca
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