Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1: 'Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623.' -- 1. 'Master William Shakesperes workes' -- 2. 'Prudentia' -- Part 2: 'J. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623.' -- 3 A. Minor Shakespearean -- 4. 'Under the Diall' -- Epilogue |
Summary |
"In 1623 a team of stationers published what has become the most famous volume in English literary history: William Shakespeare’s First Folio. Who were these publishers and how might their stories be bound up with the book they created? Shakespeare’s Syndicate offers a radical new account of the First Folio by focusing on the figures who made the volume. Moving between close scrutiny of the Folio publishers and an expansive account of their significance within the early modern book trade, Ben Higgins boldly challenges our ideas about how stationers shaped literary culture: how they constructed versions of ‘literariness’ and textual authority; what the interpretive life of the minor Shakespearean bookseller might be; and how the topography of publication could shape a book’s fate. Drawing on a host of fresh primary evidence from a wide range of sources, including court records, manuscript letters, bookseller’s bills, and the literature itself, Shakespeare’s Syndicate revises our understanding of how the First Folio was made and what it has meant to scholars since"--Publisher's description |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 20, 2023) |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. First Folio.
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SUBJECT |
Plays (Shakespeare, William) fast |
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Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
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Book industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
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Printing -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
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English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
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Book industries and trade
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English literature -- Early modern
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Printing
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Publishers and publishing
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780192665188 |
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0192665189 |
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9780192665195 |
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0192665197 |
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9780191944116 |
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0191944114 |
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