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Zusatztext His lucid précis of a wide range of existing research in book history, and the clear-sighted perspectives he brings to bear when applying this research to the matter at hand, speaks of his real mastery of the subject. It would be hard to say which came first this theoretical subtlety, or what must have been tireless years of archival work -- but manuscript studies has profited hugely, either way... Informationen zum Autor Sebastiaan Verweij was born in the Netherlands, obtained his PhD from the University of Glasgow, and is currently a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol. He previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge (2008-9), and the University of Oxford (2010-14). He has published several journal articles and book chapters on the literary and book history of Scotland. He is also the author, with Peter McCullough, of the (forthcoming) Textual Companion, volume 16 in The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne (OUP). Klappentext This book explains the literary history of Scotland in the early modern period (1560-1625) through the investigation of manuscript production, arguing that scottish Renaissance manuscript culture was far more colourful than is generally understood. Zusammenfassung This book explains the literary history of Scotland in the early modern period (1560-1625) through the investigation of manuscript production, arguing that scottish Renaissance manuscript culture was far more colourful than is generally understood. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Scottish Literary Texts and the Book History of Early Modern Britain 1: Courtly Literary Culture and Manuscripts of the Court 2: 'All the kings poesis': The Manuscripts of James VI 3: The Manuscripts of William Fowler 4: Manuscript Production, Transmission, and Urban Cultural Identities 5: Urban Developments: EUL MS Laing III.447 6: The Marks of Neighbourhood: Regional Manuscript Production and Transmission 7: The Verse Miscellanies of James Murray of Tibbermuir and Margaret Robertson of Lude Conclusion: 'Off begynnnyng and ending' ...
