Sir Philip Sidney and the Circulation of Manuscripts, 1558-1640 [Hardcover]

H. R. Woudhuysen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198129661 | ISBN-13: 978-0198129660 | Publication Date: August 1, 1996

This is the first modern study of the production and circulation of manuscripts during the English Renaissance. Woudhuysen examines the relationship between manuscript and print, looks at people who lived by their pens, and surveys authorial and scribal manuscripts. In particular he examines Sir Philip Sydney's works, discussing all Sidney's important manuscripts, and seeking to assess his part in the circulation of his works and his role in the promotion of a scribal culture. A detailed examination of the manuscripts and early prints of his poems sheds new light on their composition, evolution, and dissemination, as well as on Sidney's friends and admirers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Surely no serious scholar of early modern culture should be unaware of Woudhuysen's splendid achievement--one in which the printed book is victorious, but only because manuscripts are its chief concern."--English Language Notes

"Readers of H. R. Woudhuysen's regular contributions to the TLS (one of that fine paper's chief attractions) will welcome the appearance of this splendid work. So too should all students of early modern technological, intellectual, and political history....[He] writes with charm and clarity."--Sixteenth Century Journal

"The survey of Sidney's manuscripts is the most thorough to date."--Renaissance Quarterly

About the Author

H. R. Woudhuysen is at University College, London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198129661
• ISBN-13: 978-0198129660
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,489,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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