Title Shakespeare and the Book Trade / by Lukas Erne, University of Geneva

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource 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 playbooks; Shakespeare's theatrical playbooks; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Shakespeare's publishers; Prologue: William Leake's reissue of q3 The Merchant of Venice in 1652; Shakespeare's publishers and the early modern book trade; The chief publishers of Shakespeare's poems; The chief publishers of Shakespeare's plays; Incidental Shakespeare publishers; Conclusion; Chapter 5 The reception of printed Shakespeare; The early status of playbooks and survival rates Early owners and collectors of Shakespeare's quarto playbooksShakespeare owned and bound; Early readers and commonplacers of Shakespeare in print; Conclusion; Appendix A The publication of playbooks by Shakespeare and his contemporaries to 1660 (prepared with the assistance of Louise Wilson); Appendix B Printed playbooks of professional plays, including reprints, 1583-1622; Appendix C Shakespeare's publishers, 1593-1622; Works cited; Index Summary This study establishes the remarkable presence of Shakespeare's plays and poems in the early modern English book trade Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-289) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism, Textual. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Books and reading. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Influence. SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 gnd Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Publication history. idszbzes Subject Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 16th century Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 17th century Literature publishing -- England -- History -- 16th century Literature publishing -- England -- History -- 17th century DRAMA -- Shakespeare. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare. Book industries and trade Books and reading Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Literature publishing Buchhandel Book production -- History -- 16th-17th century. Bokmarknaden -- historia. England Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012039597 ISBN 9781107347434 1107347432 9781107341180 1107341183 0511803400 9780511803406 9781316507582 1316507580 1107357055 9781107357051 1107233305 9781107233300 1107343682 9781107343689 1107348633 9781107348639

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