The commodification of textual engagements in the English Renaissance
By: by Michael Saenger.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Books and reading -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Books and reading -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Early printed books -- England -- 16th century.; Early printed books -- England -- 17th century.; Advertising -- Books -- England -- History.; Prefaces.; Title pages.; Authorship -- History.
Description: "In this study Michael Saenger illustrates his general account of the formal properties of front matter - titles and subtitles, prefatory epistles, and commendatory verses - with readings of specific examples, including Feltham's Resolves, A Myrrovre for Magistrates, and Sidney's Arcadia. He explores the several ways in which paratextual authors sought to involve the reader in various active roles vis-a-vis the main text, whether those books were prose fiction or translated continental sermons. Some particular attention is devoted to printed drama, both because dramatic texts present printers with a unique set of challenges and because those texts have often been misread in recent criticism."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.