Shakespeare's Book: Essays in Reading, Writing and Reception [Hardcover]

Richard Meek (Editor), Jane Rickard (Editor), Richard Wilson (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0719079055 | ISBN-13: 978-0719079054 | Publication Date: February 3, 2009

This collection of essays is part of a new phase in Shakespeare studies. The traditional view of Shakespeare is that he was a man of the theater who showed no interest in the printing of his plays, producing works that are only fully realized in performance. This view has recently been challenged by critics, arguing that Shakespeare was a literary "poet-playwright," concerned with his readers as well as his audiences. Shakespeare's Book offers a vital contribution to this critical debate, and examines its wider implications for how we conceive of Shakespeare and his works. Bringing together an impressive group of international Shakespeare scholars, the volume explores both Shakespeare's relationship with actual printers, patrons, and readers, and the representation of writing, reading, and print within his works themselves.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Richard Meek is Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of York. Jane Rickard is Lecturer in Seventeenth-Century English Literature at the University of Leeds. Richard Wilson is Professor of English Literature at the University of Cardiff.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719079055
• ISBN-13: 978-0719079054
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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