Theatre of the Book 1480-1880: Print, Text and Performance in Europe(Print, Text, and Performance in Europe)

Series: Print, Text, and Performance in Europe

Theatre of the Book explores the impact of printing on the European theater, 1480-1880. Far from being marginal to Renaissance dramatists, the printing press played an essential role in the birth of the modern theater. Looking at playtexts, engravings, actor portraits, notation systems, and theatrical ephemera as part of the broader history of theatrical ideas, this illustrated book offers both a