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Shakspere & Typography
ISBN
4064066219291
Genre
Algemeen
Verschenen
10-12-2019
Bindwijze
Ebook EPUB
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Good Press
Auteur(s)
William Blades

Shakspere & Typography

Exploring Typography's Influence on Shakespearean Literature

William Blades
Leesfragment
€1,99
  • In
  • "Shakspere
  • &
  • Typography,"
  • William
  • Blades
  • delves
  • into
  • the
  • intricate
  • relationship
  • between
  • the
  • renowned
  • playwright
  • William
  • Shakespeare
  • and
  • the
  • art
  • of
  • printing.
  • This
  • scholarly
  • work
  • combines
  • rich
  • historical
  • detail
  • with
  • a
  • meticulous
  • examination
  • of
  • typography's
  • evolution
  • during
  • the
  • Elizabethan
  • era,
  • a
  • time
  • when
  • the
  • printed
  • word
  • began
  • to
  • assume
  • its
  • formidable
  • cultural
  • power.
  • Blades
  • employs
  • a
  • clear
  • and
  • engaging
  • literary
  • style,
  • interweaving
  • primary
  • sources
  • and
  • anecdotes
  • to
  • illuminate
  • the
  • conditions
  • under
  • which
  • Shakespeare'Äôs
  • texts
  • were
  • produced,
  • perpetuated,
  • and
  • ultimately
  • canonized.
  • He
  • meticulously
  • maps
  • out
  • the
  • various
  • typographical
  • forms
  • and
  • practices
  • that
  • not
  • only
  • influenced
  • Shakespeare's
  • works
  • but
  • also
  • shaped
  • the
  • broader
  • literary
  • landscape
  • of
  • the
  • period.
  • William
  • Blades
  • was
  • a
  • notable
  • bibliographer
  • and
  • printer;
  • his
  • professional
  • journey
  • and
  • passion
  • for
  • typography
  • significantly
  • inform
  • his
  • insights
  • in
  • this
  • book.
  • Having
  • worked
  • extensively
  • in
  • the
  • printing
  • industry
  • and
  • deeply
  • examined
  • various
  • texts,
  • Blades
  • understood
  • how
  • the
  • physical
  • presentation
  • of
  • literature
  • could
  • affect
  • its
  • reception
  • and
  • understanding.
  • His
  • authoritative
  • knowledge
  • positions
  • him
  • uniquely
  • to
  • explore
  • the
  • nuances
  • of
  • Shakespeare's
  • printing,
  • offering
  • readers
  • a
  • comprehensive
  • view
  • punctuated
  • by
  • personal
  • anecdotes
  • from
  • his
  • scholarly
  • pursuits.
  • "Shakspere
  • &
  • Typography"
  • is
  • an
  • essential
  • read
  • for
  • scholars,
  • students,
  • and
  • enthusiasts
  • of
  • Shakespearean
  • literature
  • and
  • the
  • history
  • of
  • print.
  • Blades
  • offers
  • a
  • thought-provoking
  • perspective
  • that
  • enhances
  • our
  • appreciation
  • for
  • the
  • Bard's
  • work
  • while
  • also
  • providing
  • a
  • greater
  • understanding
  • of
  • the
  • historical
  • context
  • that
  • shaped
  • it.
  • This
  • book
  • is
  • an
  • invaluable
  • resource
  • for
  • anyone
  • seeking
  • to
  • comprehend
  • the
  • intersection
  • of
  • literature
  • and
  • the
  • technology
  • that
  • propagated it.
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