Shakespeare in Print A History and Chronology of Shakespeare Publishing [Paperback]

A comprehensive 2003 account of the way in which Shakespeare's texts have been edited and published.Shakespeare in Print is the first ever comprehensive account of the manner in which Shakespeare's texts have been edited and published from the Renaissance through to our own time. While Murphy discusses all of the major scholarly editions, he also attends to mass market popular editions and ranges widely across the rich field of Shakespeare publishing. Though the book is a scholarly volume, it is also accessible and engaging. Murphy includes a comprehensive listing of major Shakespeare editions, making the volume an invaluable research resource.Shakespeare in Print is the first ever comprehensive account of the manner in which Shakespeare's texts have been edited and published from the Renaissance through to our own time. While Murphy discusses all of the major scholarly editions, he also attends to mass market popular editions and ranges widely across the rich field of Shakespeare publishing. Though the book is a scholarly volume, it is also accessible and engaging. Murphy includes a comprehensive listing of major Shakespeare editions, making the volume an invaluable research resource.This comprehensive reference surveys the editing and publishing of Shakespeare's texts from the Renaissance through our own time. Andrew Murphy not only covers all of the major scholarly editions. He also includes mass market popular editions and ranges widely across the rich field of Shakespeare publishing. Murphy's comprehensive listing of major Shakespeare editions makes this volume an invaluable basic research resource.Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Text: Introduction; 1. The early quartos; 2. Early collected editions; 3. The Tonson era 1: Rowe to Warburton; 4. The Tonson era 2: Johnson to Malone; 5. Copyright disputes: English publishers; 6. Copyright disputes: Scottish and Irish publishers; 7. American editions; 8. Nineteenth-century popular editions; 9. Ninetlã7