From Playhouse to Printing House Drama and Authorship in Early Modern England |
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| Author:
| Brooks, Douglas A. |
| Contribution by:
| Orgel, Stephen
Barton, Anne
Dollimore, Jonathan
Garber, Marjorie
Goldberg, Jonathan
Vickers, Nancy
Holland, Peter
McLuskie, Kate |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03486-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $92.95 |
Book Description:
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This original study examines how Shakespeare and his contemporaries made the difficult transition from writing plays for the theatre to publishing them as literary works. Douglas Brooks analyses how and why certain plays found their way into print while many others failed to do so and looks at the role played by the Renaissance book trade in shaping literary reputations. Incorporating many finely-observed typographical illustrations, this book focuses on plays by Shakespeare, Jonson,...
More DescriptionThis original study examines how Shakespeare and his contemporaries made the difficult transition from writing plays for the theatre to publishing them as literary works. Douglas Brooks analyses how and why certain plays found their way into print while many others failed to do so and looks at the role played by the Renaissance book trade in shaping literary reputations. Incorporating many finely-observed typographical illustrations, this book focuses on plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Webster and Beaumont and Fletcher as well as reviewing the complicated publication history of Thomas Heywood's work.