Shakespeare and the Book Trade

Shakespeare and the Book Trade

by Erne, Lukas

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This study establishes the remarkable presence of Shakespeare's plays and poems in the early modern English book trade.

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  • Full title :Shakespeare and the Book Trade / by Lukas Erne, University of Geneva.

Summary

This study establishes the remarkable presence of Shakespeare's plays and poems in the early modern English book trade.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781107347434, 1107347432, 9781107341180, 1107341183, 0511803400, 9780511803406, 9781316507582, 1316507580, 1107357055, 9781107357051, 1107233305, 9781107233300, 1107343682, 9781107343689, 1107348633, 9781107348639
  • oclc:ocn842932730
  • LC Classification:PR3071
  • Dewey Decimal:822.3/3

Table of Contents

Cover; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Shakespeare and the Book Trade: argument and scope; Shakespeare and the Book Trade and Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist; Shakespeare in print, 1593-1660; Shakespeare and the book trade's 'Shakespeare'; Chapter 1 Quantifying Shakespeare's presence in print; Shakespeare in numbers; Shakespeare and contemporaries in print; The number of early playbook editions: Shakespeare compared; Reprint rates and the popularity of Shakespeare's playbooks; Conclusion.

Chapter 2 Shakespeare, publication and authorial misattributionPseudepigraphy: the meanings of authorial misattributions; Authorial misattributions of playbooks, 1634-1660: Shakespeare's contemporaries and successors; Authorial misattributions of playbooks, 1595-1622: taking Shakespeare's name in vain; 'The author I know much offended': Shakespeare, misattribution and The Passionate Pilgrim; Conclusion; Chapter 3 The bibliographic and paratextual makeup of Shakespeare's quarto playbooks; Paratext in Shakespeare playbooks and the rise of literary drama.

Paratext, playbooks and Shakespeare's invisible authorshipThe bibliographic makeup of Shakespeare's …

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