The Oxford History of the Irish Book: Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800

The Oxford History of the Irish Book: Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800

ISBN-10:
0199247056
ISBN-13:
9780199247059
Pub. Date:
04/13/2006
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199247056
ISBN-13:
9780199247059
Pub. Date:
04/13/2006
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Oxford History of the Irish Book: Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800

The Oxford History of the Irish Book: Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800

Hardcover

$335.0 Current price is , Original price is $335.0. You
$335.00 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Overview

The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major new series that charts the development of the book in Ireland from its origins within an early medieval manuscript culture to its current incarnation alongside the rise of digital media in the twenty-first century.

Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800 contains a series of groundbreaking essays that seek to explain the fortunes of printed word from the early Renaissance to the end of the eighteenth century. The essays in section one explain the development of print culture in the period, from its first incarnation in the small area of the English Pale around Dublin, dominated by the interests of the English authorities, to the more widespread dispersal of the printing press at the close of the eighteenth century, when provincial presses developed their own character and style either alongside or as a challenge to the dominant intellectual culture. Section two explains the crucial developments in the structure and technical innovation of the print trade; the role played by private and public collections of books; and the evidence of changing reading practices throughout the period. The third and longest section explores the impact of the rise of print. Essays examine the effect that the printed book had on religious and political life in Ireland, providing a case study of the impact of the French Revolution on pamphlets and propaganda in Ireland; the transformations illustrated in the history of historical writing, as well as in literature and the theatre, through the publication of play texts for a wide audience. Others explore the impact that print had on the history of science and the production of foreign language books. The volume concludes with an authoritative bibliographical essay outlining the sources that exist for the study of the book in early modern Ireland. This is an authoritative volume with essays by key scholars that will be the standard guide for many years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199247059
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/13/2006
Series: History of the Irish Book , #3
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Raymond Gillespie is Associate Professor in the Department of Modern History at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Andrew Hadfield in Professor of English at the University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Raymond Gillespie and Andrew HadfieldPrint Culture2. Print Culture, 1550-1700, Raymond Gillespie3. Print Culture, 1700-1800, Toby BarnardThe Structure of Print4. The Print Trade, 1550-1700, Colm Lennon5. The Print Trade, 1700-1800, Colm LennonCollecting and Reading Print6. Libraries and Collectors, 1550-1700, Elizabethanne Boran7. Libraries and Collectors, 1700-1800, Toby Barnard8. Reading Print, 1550-1700, Raymond Gillespie9. Reading print, 1700-1800, Máire KennedyThe Impact of Print10. Religious Change, 1550-1800, Thomas O'Connor11. Political Publishing, 1550-1700, James Kelly12. Political Publishing, 1700-1800, James Kelly13. Politics and Print: A Case Study, Allan Blackstock14. Historical Writing, 1550-1660, Andrew Hadfield15. Historical Writing, 1660-1750, Bernadette Cunningham16. Historical Writing, 1750-1800, Deana Rankin17. Literature in Print, 1550-1800, Andrew Carpenter18. Theatre and Print, 1550-1800, Christopher Morash19. Science, 1550-1800, Siobhán Fitzpatrick20. Foreign Language Books, 1550-1700, Mary Ann Lyons21. Foreign Language Books, 1700-1800, Máire KennedySources for Print22. Sources for the History of the Early Modern Book in Ireland, Raymond Gillespie
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews