| Books and Readers in Early Modern England: Material Studies Subjects: Books and reading -- England -- History -- 16th century; Books and reading -- England -- History -- 17th century; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century; Book industries a; Books and Readers in Early Modern England examines readers, reading, and publication practices from the Renaissance to the Restoration. The essays draw on an array of documentary evidence--from library catalogs, prefaces, title pages and dedications, marginalia, commonplace books, and letters to ink, paper, and bindings--to explore individual reading habits and experiences in a period of religious dissent, political instability, and cultural transformation. Jennifer Andersen teaches English at California State University, San Bernardino. Elizabeth Sauer is Professor of English at Brock University, Canada. |