Playbooks and their readers in early modern england
Auteur :
August, Hannah
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032232546
Date de publication :
25 sept. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is the first comprehensive examination of commercial drama as a reading genre in early modern England. Focusing on the dominant format of the single-play quarto playbook, it juxtaposes analysis of print and manuscript evidence to present a detailed picture of how plays were read, why, and by whom.