Textual patronage in English drama, 1570-1640
By: David M. Bergeron.
Publisher: Ashgate; Ashgate Pub Co
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.; Authors and patrons -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Authors and patrons -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Drama -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Drama -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 16th century.; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.; Literary patrons -- Great Britain.; Dedications.
Description: "This book is the first to offer a systematic analysis of prefatory material in English dramatic texts, compelling literary scholars, cultural historians and historians of the book to take seriously the intersection of patronage, book production, and playwrights' textual frames. As Bergeron persuasively argues, we cannot fully comprehend the practice of Renaissance patronage without understanding these documents from England's richest theater period."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.