Textual Patronage in English Drama, 1570-1640

by David Moore Bergeron

Through an investigation of the dedications and addresses from various printed plays of the English Renaissance, the author recuperates the richness of these prefaces and connects them to the practice of patronage. The prefatory matter discussed ranges from the printer John Day's address to readers (the first of its kind) in the 1570 edition of Gorboduc to Richard Brome's dedication to William Seymour and address to readers in his 1640 play, Antipodes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138620785
• ISBN13: 9781138620780
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 257 Pages