Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century

Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Fiona Ritchie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2012-04-19
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0521898609

This book examines Shakespeare's influence and popularity in all aspects of eighteenth-century literature, culture and society.

Shakespeare in Print

Shakespeare in Print
Author: Andrew Murphy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2003-11-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1139439464

Shakespeare in Print is a comprehensive 2003 account of Shakespeare publishing and an indispensable research resource. Andrew Murphy sets out the history of the Shakespeare text from the Renaissance through to the twenty-first century, from the twin perspectives of editing and publishing history. Murphy tackles issues of editorial and textual theory in an accessible and engaging manner. He draws on a wide range of archival materials and attends to topics little explored by previous scholars, such as the importance of Scottish and Irish editions in the eighteenth century, the rise of the educational edition and the history and significance of mass-market editions. The extensive appendix is an invaluable reference tool which provides full publishing details of all single-text Shakespeare editions up to 1709 and all collected editions up to 1821. The listing also provides details of a selected range of major editions beyond these dates to the present day.