Reading History in Early Modern England

ISBN-13: 9780521780469 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 380 str.

D. R. Woolf; Anthony Fletcher; John Guy

Opis

This book focuses on the "after-life" of historical texts in the period between the arrival of printing in England and the early eighteenth century. Whereas previous studies of historical writing during this period have focused on their authors and on their style or methodology, this work examines the social forces that controlled what was written, and the impact of readers and publishers on authors. The intent is to situate the study of history books within the current literature on the history of the book and the history of print culture.

Recenzje

'D. R. Woolf's excellent new book … combining wide-ranging archival research with imaginative ingenuity.' Kevin Sharpe, The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The death of the chronicle; 2. The contexts and purposes of history reading; 3. The ownership of historical works; 4. Borrowing and lending; 5. Clio bound and unbound; 6. Marketing history; Conclusion; Appendix A: A bookseller's inventory, c. 1730; Appendix B: History by auction: auction sale catalogues 1686–1700.