Publishing the History Play in the Time of Shakespeare
Stationers Shaping a Genre
$49.11
- Paperback
300 pages
- Release Date
29 February 2024
Summary
During the early modern period, the publication process decisively shaped the history play and its reception. Bringing together the methodologies of genre criticism and book history, this study argues that stationers have – through acts of selection and presentation – constructed some remarkably influential expectations and ideas surrounding genre. Amy Lidster boldly challenges the uncritical use of Shakespeare’s Folio as a touchstone for the history play, exposing the harmful ways in which t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009044493 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009044494 |
| Author: | Amy Lidster |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 29 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 423g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 150mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
‘A valuable resource for those focused on Shakespeare or book history … Recommended.’ J. Rodzvilla, Choice
‘Lidster’s work is worthwhile for those studying the history play in its many forms. The prose throughout is lucid and helpful, and an appendix detailing various collections of plays in the period shows off the depth of Lidster’s organized approach. … Ultimately, this is a remarkable book, one that finds surprising insights through those publisher names that lurk near the bottom of the title pages.’ Kyle Pivetti, Shakespeare Quarterly
About The Author
Amy Lidster
Amy Lidster is a Departmental Lecturer in English Language and Literature at Jesus College, University of Oxford. She is co-editor of Shakespeare at War: A Material History (Cambridge University Press, 2023), and her work has appeared widely in books and journals, including Old St Paul’s and Culture (2021), Shakespeare Survey, Shakespeare Studies, and Renaissance Drama.
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