SHAKESPEARE AND THE IDEA OF THE BOOK
This is an exploration of the conversations between two media the book and the stage, as they evolved in both competition and sympathy. Focusing on seven of Shakespeare's plays, the text argues the book on stage offers one of the most articulate and developed hermeneutic tools available in the study of early modern English culture.
Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge and learningEnglish literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700KnowledgeBooksBooks and reading in literatureBooks in literatureKnowledge and learning