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

Meek, R.

ISBN 10: 0719079055 / ISBN 13: 9780719079054

Published by Manchester University Press, 2008

About this Item

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780719079054.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare's Book: Essays in Reading, Writing and Reception
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719079055
• ISBN 13: 9780719079054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

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Synopsis

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 theatre who showed no interest in the printing of his plays, producing works that are only fully realised 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.

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.