The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market by Milhous, Judith
The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market by Milhous, Judith

The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market

A great deal of bibliographical and historical scholarship has been devoted to English drama up to 1660,...
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
SKU: 9780712357739
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Judith Milhous
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $211.40
10 customers are viewing this product
The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market by Milhous, Judith

The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market

$211.40
The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market by Milhous, Judith

The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800: Playwrights, Publishers and the Market

$211.40
Author: Judith Milhous
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A great deal of bibliographical and historical scholarship has been devoted to English drama up to 1660, but late 17th-century plays have received little such attention, and 18th-century plays hardly any at all. This ground-breaking study by two internationally renowned scholars in theater history addresses such fundamental questions as: who published plays? What was the cost of publication, the risk, and the potential profit? What did single plays cost, and what did play collections cost? What was the buying power of those prices, and who could afford to make such purchases? How much market existed for used copies and at what prices? What did playwrights earn from publication, and how important was it to their income? What was the commercial logic of various sorts of collections? What was the function of illustrations in published plays, and what can we learn from such illustrations? This study, a significantly expanded version of the Panizzi Lectures delivered by the authors at the British Library in 2011, will become a cornerstone work in the field and lays the groundwork for a generation of further scholarship.

Author: Judith Milhous
Publisher: British Library
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 10.95h x 5.88w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9780712357739

About the Author
Judith Milhous is Lucille Lortel Distinguished Professor Emerita in Theatre at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her publications include the two-volume co-authored history Italian Opera in Late Eighteenth-Century London. Robert D. Hume is Evan Pugh Professor of English Literature at Penn State University. He is the author and editor of many works on English theater and opera, including, most recently, Plays, Poems, and Miscellaneous Writings Associated with George Villiers, Second Duke of Buckingham.


This title is only available via back order
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD
Example product title
$211.40 AUD
$211.40 AUD

Recently Viewed Products