This document provides a comprehensive analysis of early English printing, focusing on the period from Caxton to Milton (circa 1475-1644). It delves into the history of books and printing, featuring key figures such as William Caxton, William Shakespeare, and John Milton. The work examines textual, format, audience, and functional aspects of early printed materials, exploring themes of language standardization, popular literature, education, linguistics, and freedom of the press. With over 130 full-color illustrations of rare books, this historical textual analysis offers a rich visual and informational resource.
This Historical Textual Analysis manual, published in 2008 by the University of Illinois Press, is designed to serve as an authoritative reference for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of early English literature and printing. It aims to illuminate the evolution of the printed word and its cultural impact during a pivotal era. The manual is presented in an encrypted EPUB format and contains 256 pages of detailed content, authored by Fred C. Robinson and Valerie Hotchkiss.
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 Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Elizabethan Club of Yale University. The study nearly mirrors the chronological coverage 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.
Author: Hotchkiss, Valerie
Author: Robinson, Fred C.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton
Pages: 00256 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2008-03-28
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780252033469
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Publishing
Category: Literary Criticism : Books & Reading
Category: History : Europe - General
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 Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Elizabethan Club of Yale University. The study nearly mirrors the chronological coverage 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.
Author: Hotchkiss, Valerie
Author: Robinson, Fred C.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton
Pages: 00256 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2008-03-28
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780252033469
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Publishing
Category: Literary Criticism : Books & Reading
Category: History : Europe - General
