The Book in History, the Book as History New Intersections of the Material Text : Essays in Honor of David Scott Kastan - The Beinecke Series in the History of the Book

David Scott Kastan (honouree), Heidi Brayman Hackel (editor), Jesse M. Lander (editor), Zachary Lesser (editor)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Uniting eighteen leading critics in early modern literary studies, this volume explores book history and the material text. The essays incorporate a broad range of subjects, such as gender and sexuality, religion, postcolonial theory, political and economic history, adaptation and appropriation, historical formalism, and digital humanities. With essays on Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, and others, this volume makes early modern literary studies and book history accessible and will be a core resource in the field for years to come.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780300223163
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Beinecke Rare Book Library
Pub date:	02 Sep 2016
DEWEY:	028.90903
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	417
Weight:	924g
Height:	164mm
Width:	230mm
Spine width:	35mm