Editing for performance: Dr Johnson and the stage Editing for performance: Dr Johnson and the stage

I want to begin by quoting one of Dr Johnson’s notes on Hamlet, a passage that, though entirely characteristic, may be less than familiar to many. Johnson is commenting on the punctuation of a passage and is concerned about a sequence of dashes towards the end of the play:
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter Hollland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2008-04-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7312