Reading drama in Tudor England

by Atkin, Tamara

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Title Statements

Full title :Reading drama in Tudor England / Tamara Atkin.

Summary

Reading Drama in Tudor England is about the print invention of drama as a category of text designed for readerly consumption. Arguing that plays were made legible by the printed paratexts that accompanied them, it shows that by the middle of the sixteenth century it was possible to market a play for leisure-time reading. Offering a detailed analysis of such features as title pages, character lists, and other paratextual front matter, it suggests that even before the establishment of successful permanent playhouses, playbooks adopted recognisable conventions that not only announced their categorical status and genre but also suggested appropriate forms of use. As well as a survey of implied reading practices, this study is also about the historical owners and readers of plays. Examining the marks of use that survive in copies of early printed plays, it explores the habits of compilation and annotation that reflect the striking and often unpredictable uses to which early owners subjected their playbooks.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Milton
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxx, 239 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781315600819, 1315600811, 9781317079897, 1317079892, 9781317079903, 1317079906, 9781317079880, 1317079884
oclc:on1032713199
LC Classification:PN1800
Dewey Decimal:822/.209

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Two notes to the reader; Early printed playbooks, c. 1512-1576; Acknowledgements; Introduction: towards a history of reading drama; 1 Reading early printed dramatic title pages; 2 Front matter in early printed playbooks; 3 The publication of early printed plays; 4 Reading early printed drama; Conclusion: plays in books; Bibliography; Index.

Subjects

Angleterre -- Mœurs et coutumes Criticism, interpretation, etc Drama DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama -- History and criticism. -- 15th… England England -- Social life and customs Goût de la lecture -- Angleterre Manners and customs Reading interests Reading interests -- England Théâtre (Genre littéraire) -- Histoire …