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Manuscript, Print, and the English Renaissance Lyric (Paperback, New)
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Manuscript, Print, and the English Renaissance Lyric (Paperback, New)
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The last of the literary genres to be incorporated into print
culture, verse in the English Renaissance not only was published in
anthologies, pamphlets, and folio editions, it was also circulated
in manuscript. In this ground-breaking historical and cultural
study of sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century lyric poetry,
Marotti examines the interrelationship between the two systems of
literary transmission and shows how in England manuscript and print
publication together shaped the emerging institution of literature.
Surveying a wide range of manuscript and print poetry of the
period, Marotti outlines the different social and institutional
contexts in which poems were collected and transmitted. He focuses
on the two kinds of verse that were circulated more commonly in
manuscript than in print—the obscene and the political—and he
considers the contributions of scribes and compilers, particularly
in composing "answer poetry" and other verse. Analyzing the process
through which print gradually replaced manuscript as the standard
medium for lyric verse, he identifies four crucial events in the
history of publication in England: the appearances of Tottel's
Miscellany ( (1557), Sir Philip Sidney's works in the 1590s, Ben
Jonson's folio Workes (1616), and the posthumous editions of the
poems of Donne and of Herbert (both 1633). Marotti also considers
how certain material features of the book determined the reception
of poetry, and he explores how poets attempted to establish their
authority in print in relation to publishers, patrons, and readers.
General
Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
1995 |
First published: |
1995 |
Authors: |
Arthur F. Marotti
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
336 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8014-8238-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8014-8238-0 |
Barcode: |
9780801482380 |
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