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Literary Folios and Ideas of the Book in Early Modern England / by F. Connor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Connor, F., Author.
- Series:
- History of Text Technologies, 2945-7165
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- History, Modern.
- European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
- European literature.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Cultural History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Modern History.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- European Literature.
- Literary History.
- Local Subjects:
- Cultural History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Modern History.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- European Literature.
- Literary History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This monograph makes clear how the format of the literary folio played a fundamental role in book history by encapsulating the unstable negotiation between commerce, cultural prestige, and the fundamental nature of the printed book.
- Contents:
- "Ungentle Hoarders" : from manuscript to print in Sidney's Arcadias?
- Samuel Daniel's Works and the history and theory of the book
- Ben Jonson's Workes and bibliographic integrity
- "Whatever you do, buy" : literary folios and the marketplace in Shakespeare, Taylor, and Beaumont and Fletcher
- Epilogue: Henry Herringman's Restoration Folios.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781137438362
- 1137438363
- OCLC:
- 889882069
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