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Man's Estate: Masculine Identity in Shakespeare

by Coppelia H. Kahn

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

The Mansions of Limbo

by Dominick Dunne

In a collection of his essays from Vanity Fair, the best-selling author reveals the life and times of the beautiful--and not-so-beautiful--people.

Manual de escritura competitiva: Eres lo que escribes: bases para una redacción efectiva

by Elena Bazán

En una época donde la escritura es la esencia laboral, académica y social, quien no redacte de forma correcta y adecuada no será competitivo, seguido, ni tomado en serio por quienes participan en sus mismas redes, grupos y entorno. En este mundo de vértigo y transformaciones en los ámbitos científicos, sociales, laborales, tecnológicos y culturales, cada vez hablamos menos de frente y más a través de la pantalla, por lo que escribir ¡significa todo! Escritura competitiva implica que tengas habilidades para la redacción, así como textos que destaquen entre los muchos que giran a tu alrededor. Cómo lograr que te sigan, que sobresalgas en la escuela, en la empresa, en las redes sociales; que te lean en la bandeja de entrada; que te consideren para la entrevista de trabajo; que se interesen por la postulación de tu financiamiento; que se distinga tu anuncio... Estar preparado para redactar un texto, por más breve que sea, puede ser la diferencia para que tu mensaje pase o no desapercibido, para que tú destaques por tus expresiones escritas o que al mundo le sean indiferentes tus mensajes. Con un lenguaje dinámico, divertido y muy claro, este libro te ofrece las claves para una redacción competitiva: estilo, léxico, corrección, ortografía; así como las estrategias para deshacerte de las dudas, para saber qué hacer cuando no logras expresar bien un mensaje; e insiste en la importancia de la lectura en relación con la escritura, entre otros temas. Mejorar tu redacción no es imposible, ¡es indispensable! Recuerda, eres lo que escribes, puedes seducir con tus palabras si escribes frases reveladoras y contundentes. Así que encuentra en estas páginas las sugerencias más puntuales, tips, reflexiones, consejos y alertas para hacer de tu escritura un sello personal de éxito y excelencia.

Manual de español urgente

by Fundéu

Todo usuario inteligente de la lengua tropieza permanentemente con dudas. El Manual de español urgente es una guía ágil y concisa para resolver todas esas cuestiones cotidianas que afean la lengua y dificultan la comunicación. ¿Cuál es el plural de «currículum»?¿El pasado de «prever» es «previó» o «preveyó»?¿Son admisibles palabras como «ecologizar», «empoderar» «experticida» o «señalética»?¿Hay alternativas para «baby shower», «fracking», «selfie» o «stock options»?¿Es apropiado usar abreviaturas en las redes sociales?¿Qué palabras se escriben en cursiva? El Manual de español urgente ha sido, desde su publicación en 1985, un referente para quienes tienen el español como instrumento de trabajo y buscan un sitio donde resolver sus dudas y encontrar propuestas que les ayuden a expresarse con precisión y eficacia. Esta nueva edición, actualizada y revisada, es el fruto del trabajo de la Fundéu BBVA en su análisis de los medios de comunicación, materializado en sus recomendaciones diarias, que buscan el equilibrio entre un español vivo y actual -atento al reto de las innovaciones tecnológicas- y la riqueza heredada de sus siglos de historia. No solo periodistas, sino también estudiantes, redactores de informes, responsables de redes sociales, blogueros, publicistas y, en general, cualquier persona que requiera una guía ágil y nada restrictiva para la claridad de su expresión oral o escrita encontrará en este manual una valiosa ayuda que le permitirá volcar sus opiniones, informaciones y reflexiones con precisión, ya sea en un medio tradicional o en internet.

Manual de fonética y fonología españolas

by J. Halvor Clegg Willis C. Fails

Written entirely in Spanish, Manual de fonética y fonología españolas has a comprehensive scope that touches on all aspects of phonetics and phonology—including acoustic and auditory phonetics, phonotactics, and suprasegmentals, which most often remain untreated. The book provides students with a detailed and accurate yet accessible introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology. It includes introductory chapters which place these disciplines within the general field of linguistics and which emphasize the role of sounds and their representation in human communication. Key features: Written by trained phoneticians and informed by the current science of phonetics. No prior knowledge of linguistics assumed, as a foundation is laid throughout for all linguistic terms and concepts. Each chapter contains a summary, a list of concepts and terminology, review questions, and pedagogically relevant pronunciation exercises keyed to the specific hints and suggestions provided in the chapters. Chapters dealing with the physical production of sounds contain sections with “Pedagogical Hints,” “Practical Suggestions,” and “Pronunciation Exercises” to link theory to the practical aspects of improving pronunciation. A wealth of graphic material to illustrate each concept clearly. Models of how to pronounce the sounds, sentences and exercises presented in the text, are available online at routledge.com/cw/clegg. Manual de fonética y fonología españolas is a comprehensive introduction designed to be clear and accessible to advanced students of Spanish to help them understand how to improve their pronunciation. It will serve as an excellent book for graduate students as well as a valuable resource for teachers, linguists and language professionals.

Manual de periodismo: Edición actualizada

by Carlos Marín

33 años después de su primera edición, el Manual de periodismo de Carlos Marín conserva plena vigencia en este tiempo, vertiginoso y extraordinario, para acercarse a lo que Gabriel García Márquez llamó «el mejor oficio del mundo». Si el piso más reciente del edificio periodístico se amuebla de manera constante con novedades y términos tecnológicos, los cimientos, profundos, poderosos, continúan siendo los de siempre: el conocimiento de los géneros, las fuentes de información, las técnicas de redacción, las exigencias éticas, la actitud ante los personajes de la noticia. Producto de la experiencia y la reflexión, este Manual está escrito con un lenguaje didáctico y numerosos ejemplos, con definiciones y señalamientos tan actuales y enfáticos como el hecho de que ningún periodista del siglo XXI puede evadirse de las nuevas tecnologías y las redes sociales sin detrimento de su trabajo, como tampoco puede dejar atrás las herramientas y enseñanzas del periodismo clásico.

Manual do escritor freelancer

by Susan Palmquist

Você já pensou na escrita freelance como uma maneira de ganhar um dinheiro extra, como uma carreira em período integral ou como um trampolim para escrever livros de não ficção? Nesse caso, junte-se a mim neste guia claro e simples que explicará, passo a passo, como fazer exatamente isso. Serão abordados os seguintes temas: Como montar o seu portfólio; Como obter seus primeiros recortes sem nenhuma experiência prévia; A importância de estudar o mercado e como fazê-lo da melhor forma possível; Tipos de escrita freelance; Formulação de ideias; Preparação do resumo perfeito; Trabalho com editores; O que fazer quando receber um trabalho; Entrevista com os melhores especialistas para o seu artigo; Como continuar recebendo trabalhos; Como gerenciar tempo e dinheiro.

Manual for Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language (Routledge Chinese Language Pedagogy)

by Bo Hu

Written in an extended dictionary format, the Manual for Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language aims to cover all key terms related to teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Each section contains an introduction with language-specific information, and identifies students and teachers’ common questions, including the capacity of Chinese as a morphologically unmarked language to indicate categories such as tense and mood. Many entries listed in this manual come with an explanation, a commentary, and rich examples. The Manual for Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language appeals to both Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) teachers and students, as well as being the ideal reference for researchers conducting comparative studies of the Chinese and English languages.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

by Kate L. Turabian

A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of today’s writers and researchers. The Manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources. The final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. With an appendix on paper format and submission that has been vetted by dissertation officials from across the country and a bibliography with the most up-to-date listing of critical resources available, A Manual for Writers remains the essential resource for students and their teachers.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (7th edition)

by Kate L. Turabian Wayne C. Booth Gregory G. Colomb Joseph M. Williams

This seventh edition of Turabian's "Manual" is a classic reference revised for a new age. It is tailored to a new generation of writers using tools its original author could not have imagined-- while retaining the clarity and authority that generations of scholars have come to associate with the name Turabian.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 8th Edition

by Kate L. Turabian

A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of today's writers and researchers. The Manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources. The final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. With an appendix on paper format and submission that has been vetted by dissertation officials from across the country and a bibliography with the most up-to-date listing of critical resources available, A Manual for Writers remains the essential resource for students and their teachers.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

by Gregory G. Colomb Joseph M. Williams Kate L. Turabian Wayne C. Booth Wayne C. University of Chicago Press Staff

A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of today’s writers and researchers. The Manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources. The final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. With an appendix on paper format and submission that has been vetted by dissertation officials from across the country and a bibliography with the most up-to-date listing of critical resources available, A Manual for Writers remains the essential resource for students and their teachers.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

by Joseph M. Williams Kate L. Turabian Wayne C. Booth Gregory G. Colomb Joseph Bizup The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff William T. FitzGerald

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations—also known as “Turabian”—remains one of the most popular books for writers because of its timeless focus on achieving these goals. This new edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards. While previous editions incorporated digital forms of research and writing, this edition goes even further to build information literacy, recognizing that most students will be doing their work largely or entirely online and on screens. Chapters include updated advice on finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also recognize the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission. The ninth edition is fully aligned with the recently released Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, as well as with the latest edition of The Craft of Research. Teachers and users of the previous editions will recognize the familiar three-part structure. Part 1 covers every step of the research and writing process, including drafting and revising. Part 2 offers a comprehensive guide to Chicago’s two methods of source citation: notes-bibliography and author-date. Part 3 gets into matters of editorial style and the correct way to present quotations and visual material. A Manual for Writers also covers an issue familiar to writers of all levels: how to conquer the fear of tackling a major writing project. Through eight decades and millions of copies, A Manual for Writers has helped generations shape their ideas into compelling research papers. This new edition will continue to be the gold standard for college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines.

Manual of Business French (Manuals Of Business Ser.)

by Nathalie McAndrew Cazorla Stuart Williams

Manual of Business French is the most comprehensive, single-volume reference handbook for students and professionals using French. Designed for all users, no matter what level of language skill, this manual comprises five parts: * A 6000-word, two-way Glossary of the most useful business terms * A 100-page Written Communications section giving models of 50 letters, faxes and documents * An 80-page Spoken Situations section covering face-to-face and telephone situations * A short reference Grammar outlining the major grammar features of French * A short Business Facts section covering esential information of the country or countries where French is used Written by an experienced native and non-native speaker team, this unique volume is an essential, one-stop reference for all students and professionals studying or working in business and management where French is used.

Manual of Business German: A Comprehensive Language Guide (Manuals Of Business Ser.)

by Paul Hartley Gertrud Robins

Manual of Business German is the most comprehensive, single-volume reference handbook for students and professionals using foreign languages.Designed for all users, no matter what level of language skill, it comprises five parts:* A 6000-word, two-way Glossary of the most useful business terms* A 100-page Written Communications section giving models of 50 letters, faxes and documents* An 80-page Spoken Situations section covering face-to-face and telephone situations* A short Reference Grammar outlining the major grammar features of German * A short Business Facts section covering essential information of the country or countries where German is usedWritten by an experienced native and non-native speaker team, this unique volume is an essential, one-stop reference for all students and professionals studying or working in business and management where German is used.

Manual of Business Italian: A Comprehensive Language Guide (Manuals Of Business Ser.)

by Vincent Edwards Gianfranca Gessa Shepheard

Manual of Business Italian is the most comprehensive, single-volume reference handbook for students and professionals using Italian.Designed for all users, no matter what level of language skill, this manual comprises five parts: * A 6000-word, two-way Glossary of the most useful business terms * A 100-page Written Communications section giving models of 50 letters, faxes and documents * An 80-page Spoken Situations section covering face-to-face and telephone situations * A short Reference Grammar outlining the major grammar features of Italian * A short Business Facts section covering essential information of the country or countries where Italian is used Written by an experienced native and non-native speaker team, this unique volume is an essential, one-stop reference for all students and professionals studying or working in business and management where Italian is used

Manual of Business Spanish: A Comprehensive Language Guide (Manuals Of Business Ser.)

by Michael Gorman Maria-Luisa Henson

Manual of Business Spanish is the most comprehensive, single-volume reference handbook for students and professionals using Spanish.Designed for all users, no matter what level of language skill, it comprises five parts:* A 6000-word, two-way Glossary of the most useful business terms* A 100-page Written Communications section giving models of 50 letters, faxes and documents* An 80-page Spoken Situations section covering face-to-face and telephone situations* A short Reference Grammar outlining the major grammar features of Spanish* A short Business Facts section covering essential information of the country or countries where Spanish is usedWritten by an experienced native and non-native speaker team, this unique volume is an essential, one-stop reference for all students and professionals studying or working in business and management where Spanish is used.

Manual of Textual Analysis

by Vinton A. Dearing

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1959.

Manual prático de escrita em português: Developing Writing Skills in Portuguese (Developing Writing Skills)

by Javier Muñoz-Basols Yolanda Pérez Sinusía Marianne David Clélia F. Donovan

Manual prático de escrita em português/Developing Writing Skills in Portuguese provides intermediate- and advanced-level students with the necessary skills to become competent and confident writers in the Portuguese language. With a focus on writing as a craft, Manual prático de escrita em português offers a rich selection of original materials including narrative texts, expository essays, opinion pieces and newspaper articles. Each chapter covers a specific kind of writing and is designed to help tackle the material in small units. The book aids students in crafting clear, coherent and cohesive texts by means of guided practice and step-by-step activities. Suitable for use as a classroom text or as a self-study course, this book is ideal for students at level B2 – C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages or at Intermediate High – Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.

Manual Work and Mental Work: Humanist Knowledge for Professions in the Siglo de Oro

by Christoph Strosetzki

Information Text: In the early modern period, numerous texts deal with professions by presenting the knowledge required in each case, individual fields of activity, purpose, origin and prestige. The course of argumentation is humanistic, insofar as it mostly starts from the human being. The ancient idea of the primacy of mental work over manual work is formative here. The importance of Spain results from the fact that the Spanish king Charles V was both emperor and ruler of the colonies in America, i.e. he ruled a world empire by the standards of the time. After discussing some central categories, overall representations of knowledge, professions, and prominent professional representatives are presented. Here, the hierarchization and its relativization by satire is revealing. The mechanical arts and the artes liberales are then presented on the basis of individual professions selected as characteristic examples, each with its own specific knowledge. The higher faculties of medicine, theology and jurisprudence with their representatives form the conclusion.

Manuel de rédaction à l’usage des militaires

by Éric Ouellet Pierre Pahlavi Adam Chapnick Craig Stone

Le Manuel de rédaction à l’usage des militaires est un guide de rédaction qui s’adresse aux membres des forces armées appelés à rédiger des textes de qualité dans un style soutenu pour un lectorat militaire averti. Au-delà de l’art de rédiger de manière précise et convaincante, ce manuel fait valoir auprès des militaires gradés qu’une bonne compréhension des rudiments de la rédaction contribue à leur propre efficacité dans leur fonction, tout particulièrement lorsqu’ils accèdent aux rangs supérieurs de l’institution. Le Manuel de rédaction à l’usage des militaires a été développé de manière à habiliter les militaires gradés à aller au-delà de la simple rédaction d’une note de service pour réussir une rédaction plus élaborée qui intègre les règles « universelles » des travaux universitaires. Il aborde divers aspects de la rédaction : l’importance de parfaire ses connaissances et ses habiletés en rédaction; le processus de rédaction et les différences selon le style adopté et les lectorats visés; la méthodologie et la recherche; les questions éthiques comme le plagiat; et les difficultés et les pièges les plus courants. Le dernier chapitre s’avère novateur dans la mesure où il porte sur la façon dont les membres des forces armées peuvent s’inspirer de leur expérience militaire comme élément porteur d’un exercice de rédaction. Des exemples précis, toujours avec un lectorat militaire à l’esprit, complètent le texte. Le Manuel de rédaction à l’usage des militaires est unique en son genre puisqu’il a été conçu spécifiquement à l’intention du personnel des forces armées. Les auteurs Éric Ouellet et Pierre Pahlavi et les collaborateurs Adam Chapnik et Craig Stone sont des professeurs chevronnés qui enseignent au Collège des Forces canadiennes de Toronto. Ce livre, taillé sur mesure pour répondre à un besoin précis, est donc appelé à devenir une référence incontournable dans ce milieu, à l’instar de sa version originale en langue anglaise, Academic Writing for Military Personnel, d’Adam Chapnik et Craig Stone. - Ce livre est publié en français

Manuel de rédaction à l'usage des militaires, nouvelle édition

by Eric Ouellet Adam Chapnick Craig Stone

Manuel de rédaction à l'usage des militaires est conçu pour aider le personnel militaire à rédiger des textes scientifiques dans un style clair et efficace. Fruit de la collaboration entre un professeur d’écriture chevronné et un officier militaire à la retraite, le manuel s’adresse aux membres des forces armées qui rejoignent le monde universitaire et qui ont déjà rédigé dans un contexte professionnel militaire ou qui n’ont aucune expérience de la rédaction. En plus d’enseigner aux officiers et officières comment rédiger efficacement, ce manuel explique en quoi la maîtrise des techniques de rédaction est utile au personnel des forces armées dans leurs tâches régulières, en particulier aux échelons supérieurs. L’ouvrage traite de l’importance de savoir communiquer par écrit, de ce qui distingue la rédaction savante de la rédaction professionnelle, des processus de recherche et de rédaction proprement dite, du professionnalisme dans la sphère universitaire ainsi que des problèmes et défis fréquemment rencontrés par les rédactrices et les rédacteurs. Un dernier chapitre novateur traite de la manière dont les officiers peuvent mettre à profit les connaissances qu’ils ont acquises par leurs expériences professionnelles dans le contexte universitaire. Des exemples concrets — à l’usage particulier des militaires — sont présentés tout au long du texte pour guider la lectrice et le lecteur de manière pratique et pertinente.Cette édition révisée comprend de nouveaux exemples provenant d’une plus grande variété de sources. Elle prend en compte l’évolution récente des technologies de communication et reflète les nouvelles avancées dans les domaines de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage.Cet ouvrage, le seul guide exhaustif de rédaction à l’usage du personnel militaire, est un ajout incontournable à la bibliothèque de tout officier et officière militaire, où qu’il se trouve et quel que soit son rang.Ce livre est publié en français. Formats disponibles : couverture souple, PDF accessible et ePub accessible

Manufacturing Modern Japanese Literature: Publishing, Prizes, and the Ascription of Literary Value

by Edward Mack

Emphasizing how modes of book production, promotion, and consumption shape ideas of literary value, Edward Mack examines the role of Japan's publishing industry in defining modern Japanese literature. In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, as cultural and economic power consolidated in Tokyo, the city's literary and publishing elites came to dominate the dissemination and preservation of Japanese literature. As Mack explains, they conferred cultural value on particular works by creating prizes and multivolume anthologies that signaled literary merit. One such anthology, the Complete Works of Contemporary Japanese Literature (published between 1926 and 1931), provided many readers with their first experience of selected texts designated as modern Japanese literature. The low price of one yen per volume allowed the series to reach hundreds of thousands of readers. An early prize for modern Japanese literature, the annual Akutagawa Prize, first awarded in 1935, became the country's highest-profile literary award. Mack chronicles the history of book production and consumption in Japan, showing how advances in technology, the expansion of a market for literary commodities, and the development of an extensive reading community enabled phenomena such as the Complete Works of Contemporary Japanese Literature and the Akutagawa Prize to manufacture the very concept of modern Japanese literature.

Manuscript Makeover

by Elizabeth Lyon

Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the competition and attract the attention of agents and publishers, including: - Stand-out style techniques, from accessing an authentic voice to applying techniques of "wordsmithing" that transform prose - How to rewrite characterization for dimensionality, a universal need, and theme - Adjustment suggestions to match the prose style and structure of specific genres - Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style - Strategies to strengthen story beginnings and endings - Methods for increasing plot stakes, creating movement, and adjusting pace for maximum suspense

Manuscript Miscellanies in Early Modern England (Material Readings in Early Modern Culture)

by Joshua Eckhardt Daniel Starza Smith

Perhaps more than any other kind of book, manuscript miscellanies require a complex and ’material’ reading strategy. This collection of essays engages the renewed and expanding interest in early modern English miscellanies, anthologies, and other compilations. Manuscript Miscellanies in Early Modern England models and refines the study of these complicated collections. Several of its contributors question and redefine the terms we use to describe miscellanies and anthologies. Two senior scholars correct the misidentification of a scribe and, in so doing, uncover evidence of a Catholic, probably Jesuit, priest and community in a trio of manuscripts. Additional contributors show compilers interpreting, attributing, and arranging texts, as well as passively accepting others’ editorial decisions. While manuscript verse miscellanies remain appropriately central to the collection, several essays also involve print and prose, ranging from letters to sermons and even political prophesies. Using extensive textual and bibliographical evidence, the collection offers stimulating new readings of literature, politics, and religion in the early modern period, and promises to make important interventions in academic studies of the history of the book.

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