Connolly, Margaret John Shirley 9781138324794

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Автор: Connolly, Margaret
Название: John Shirley
ISBN: 9781138324794
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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ISBN-10: 1138324795
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 276
Вес: 0.41 кг.
Дата издания: 30.06.2020
Серия: Routledge Revivals
Язык: English
Размер: 231 x 152 x 18
Читательская аудитория: Tertiary education (us: college)
Основная тема: Early Modern/Renaissance Literature
Подзаголовок: Book Production in the Noble Household in Fifteenth-century England
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Published in 1998. John Shirleys importance as a scribe of late fourteen-and early fifteenth-century vernacular poetry (in particular the works of Chauncer and Lydgate) has long been recognised. Not only did Shirley bring these works to the attention of a wider audience in his own time, but the survival of some if his manuscripts has perpetuated these texts for future generations of readers. Indeed, some of these poems are now only known through his manuscripts.

In this meticulously researched survey, Margaret Connolly makes a thorough examination of all extent documents relating to Shirleys life and carefully scrutinises the physical characteristics of his manuscripts. In so doing she dispels many of the false interpretations that have arisen from speculation about the nature of Shirleys scribal activities. The book concludes that there is no evidence to suggest that Shirley acted as a bookseller, but plenty to indicate that he lent his books extensively.

This books survey of volumes owned or used by Shirley provides general insights into the availability and circulation of literary texts in the fifteenth century. Palaeographers and those with a general interest in the history of the book will find this studying fascinating.

John Shirley, Connolly, Margaret