Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare This page intentionally left blank Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare Jonathan Gil Harris University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright 䉷 2009 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harris, Jonathan Gil. Untimely matter in the time of Shakespeare / Jonathan Gil Harris. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4118-1 (acid-free paper) 1. English literature—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism—Theory, etc. 2. Literature and history—Great Britain—History. 3. Literature and society—Great Britain—History. 4. Great Britain—History—1066–1687—Historiography. I. Title. PR421.H26 2009 820.9⬘003—dc22 2008022363 To Madhavi Menon, because it’s about time This page intentionally left blank ...