The Book of The Play: Playwrights, Stationers, and Readers in Early Modern England

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contents List of Illustrations vii Introduction: Plays, Books, and the Public Sphere marta straznicky 1 Part One: Real and Imagined Communities one. Renaissance Play-Readers, Ordinary and Extraordinary cyndia susan clegg 23 two. Reading Printed Comedy: Edward Sharpham’s The Fleer lucy munro 39 three. Reading through the Body: Women and Printed Drama marta straznicky 59 four. Closet Drama and the Case of Tyrannicall-Government Anatomized elizabeth sauer 80 Part Two: Play-Reading and the Book Trade five. Typographic Nostalgia: Play-Reading, Popularity, and the Meanings of Black Letter zachary lesser 99 six. Play-Reading, News-Reading, and Ben Jonson’s The Staple of News alan b. farmer 127 seven. Genres, Early Modern Theatrical Title Pages, and the Authority of Print peter berek 159 eight. The Masque in/as Print lauren shohet 176 nine. Inky Kin: Reading in the Age of Gutenberg Paternity douglas a. brooks 203 Contributors 229 Index 231 ...