Reading Drama in Tudor England is about the print invention of drama as a category of text designed for readerly consumption. Arguing that plays were made legible by the printed paratexts that accompanied them, it shows that by the middle of the sixteenth century it was possible to market a play for...

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Beteilige Person:	Atkin, Tamara 1981- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Milton Routledge 2018
Schriftenreihe:	Material Readings in Early Modern Culture Material readings in early modern culture
Schlagwörter:	Drama / 15th and 16th centuries / History and criticism Reading interests / England
Links:	https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315600819
Zusammenfassung:	Reading Drama in Tudor England is about the print invention of drama as a category of text designed for readerly consumption. Arguing that plays were made legible by the printed paratexts that accompanied them, it shows that by the middle of the sixteenth century it was possible to market a play for leisure-time reading. Offering a detailed analysis of such features as title pages, character lists, and other paratextual front matter, it suggests that even before the establishment of successful permanent playhouses, playbooks adopted recognisable conventions that not only announced their categorical status and genre but also suggested appropriate forms of use. As well as a survey of implied reading practices, this study is also about the historical owners and readers of plays. Examining the marks of use that survive in copies of early printed plays, it explores the habits of compilation and annotation that reflect the striking and often unpredictable uses to which early owners subjected their playbooks
Umfang:	1 online resource (xxx, 239 pages) illustrations
ISBN:	9781315600819 1315600811 9781317079897 1317079892 9781317079903 1317079906 9781317079880 1317079884