English in print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton / / Valerie Hotchkiss & Fred C. Robinson

• Autore: Hotchkiss Valerie R. <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 686.2074/7471
• Soggetto topico: Printing - England - History; Early printed books - England - 16th century; Early printed books - England - 17th century; Incunabula - England
• Soggetto geografico: England Imprints Exhibitions
• Altri autori: RobinsonFred C
• Note generali: "Catalog of an exhibition of materials from the collections of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Elizabethan Club, Yale University, held at the Grolier Club, May 14-July 26, 2008."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: English imprint : early English printing -- A world of words : English grammars and dictionaries -- For the regulating of printing -- "Done into our Englyshe tong" : the place of translation in early English printing -- From the stage to the page -- Making English books.
• Sommario/riassunto: English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton examines the history of early English books, exploring the concept of putting the English language into print with close study of the texts, the formats, the audiences, and the functions of English books. Lavishly illustrated with more than 130 full-color images of stunning rare books, this volume investigates a full range of issues regarding the dissemination of English language and culture through printed works, including the standardization of typography, grammar, and spelling; the appearance of popular literature; and the development of school grammars and dictionaries. Valerie Hotchkiss and Fred C. Robinson provide engaging descriptions of more than a hundred early English books drawn from the Rare Bookand Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Elizabethan Club of Yale University. The study nearly mirrors the chronologicalcoverage of Pollard and Redgrave's famous Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), beginning with William Caxton, England's first printer, and ending with John Milton, the English language's most eloquent defender of the freedom of the press in his Areopagitica of 1644. William Shakespeare, neither a printer nor a writer much concerned with publishing his own plays, nonetheless deserves his central place in this study because Shakespeare imprints, and Renaissance drama in general, provide a fascinating window on the world of English printing in the period between Caxton and Milton.
• Titolo autorizzato: English in print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton
• ISBN: 9786613895707; 9781283583251; 1283583259; 9780252091537; 0252091531
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910952295203321
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