Print, Manuscript and Performance

Author:   Arthur F. Marotti ,  Michael D. Bristol
Publisher:   Ohio State University Press
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9780814250495


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 February 2000
Format:   Paperback
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"The essays in this volume explore the complex interactions in early modern England between a technologically advanced culture of the printed book and a still powerful traditional culture of the spoken word, spectacle and manuscript. Scholars who work on manuscript culture, the history of printing, cultural history, historical bibliography and the institutions of early modern drama and theatre have been brought together to address such topics as the social character of texts, historical changes in notions of literary authority and intellectual property, the mutual influence and tensions between the different forms of ""publication"" and the epistemological and social implications of various communications technologies. Although canonical literary writers such as Shakespeare, Jonson and Rochester are discussed, the field of writing examined is a broad one, embracing political speeches, coterie manuscript poetry, popular pamphlets, parochially targeted martyrdom accounts, and news reports. Setting writers, audiences and texts in their specific historical context, the contributors focus on a period in early modern England, from the late 16th through the late 17th century, when the shift from orality and manuscript communication to print was part of large-scale cultural change. The editors' introduction analyzes some of the sociocultural issues implicity in the collection and relates the essays to contemporary work in textual studies, bibliography and publication history."

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Author:   Arthur F. Marotti ,  Michael D. Bristol
Publisher:   Ohio State University Press
Imprint:   Ohio State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9780814250495


ISBN 10:   0814250491
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 February 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Arthur F. Marotti is a professor of English at Wayne State University and the author of Manuscript, Print, and the English Renaissance Lyric. Michael D. Bristol is a professor of English at McGill University. His books include Big-Time Shakespeare.

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