'Paper-contestations' and textual communities in England, 1640-1675

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'Paper-contestations' and textual communities in England, 1640-1675

Statement of responsibility

Elizabeth Sauer

Creator

• Sauer, Elizabeth, 1964-
• Sauer, Elizabeth, 1964-

Subject

• Books and reading -- England -- History -- 17th century
• England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century
• Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century
• Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century

Language

eng

Summary

"In conjunction with an evolving print culture, seventeenth-century England experienced a rise of political instability and religious dissent, the closing of the theatres, and the emergence of a middle class. Elizabeth Sauer examines how this played out in the nation's book and print industry with an emphasis on performative writings, their materiality, reception, and their extra-judicial function. 'Paper-contestations' and Textual Communities in England, 1640-1675 challenges traditional readings of literary history, offers new insights into drama and its transgression of boundaries, and proposes a fresh approach to the politics of consensus and contestation that animated seventeenth-century culture and that distinguishes current scholarly debates about this period."--BOOK JACKET

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NLC

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Studies in book and print culture