Shakespeare's Book: Essays in Reading, Writing and Reception

This collection of essays is part of a new phase in Shakespeare studies. The traditional view of Shakespeare is that he was a man of the theatre who showed no interest in the printing of his plays, producing works that are only fully realised in performance. This view has recently been
challenged by critics arguing that Shakespeare was a literary 'poet-playwright', concerned with his readers as well as his audiences. Shakespeare's Book offers a vital contribution to this critical debate, and examines its wider implications for how we conceive of Shakespeare and his works. Bringing
together an impressive group of international Shakespeare scholars, the volume explores both Shakespeare's relationship with actual printers, patrons, and readers, and the representation of writing, reading, and print within his works themselves.


Author: Richard Meek
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 04/01/2011
Pages: 277
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780719085611

About the Author

Richard Meek is Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of York

Jane Rickard is Lecturer in Seventeenth-Century English Literature at the University of Leeds

Richard Wilson is Professor of English Literature at the University of Cardiff