{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-the-history-of-the-book-in-early-modern-england-9780198846239","title":"The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern England","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern England\u003c\/em\u003e provides a rich, imaginative and also accessible guide to the latest research in one of the most exciting areas of early modern studies. Written by scholars working at the cutting-edge of the subject, from the UK and North America, the volume considers the production, reception, circulation, consumption, destruction, loss, modification, recycling, and conservation of books from different disciplinary perspectives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter discusses in a lively manner the nature and role of the book in early modern England, as well as offering critical insights on how we talk about the history of the book. On finishing the \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e, the reader will not only know much more about the early modern book, but will also have a strong sense of how and why the book as an object has been studied, and the scope for the development of the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam Smyth, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of English Literature and the History of the Book, Balliol College, University of Oxford\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Smyth is Professor of English Literature and the History of the Book at Balliol College, Oxford. He works on the connections between literature and material texts, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries. He is the author of four books, including \u003cem\u003eMaterial Texts in Early Modern England\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), and the editor and co-editor of four collections of essays (including \u003cem\u003eBook Parts\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) with Dennis Duncan). He writes regularly for the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50563064693010,"sku":"9780198846239","price":172.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85a91a8f-3586-4366-b66c-78d345385e4a.jpg?v=1731865892","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-history-of-the-book-in-early-modern-england-9780198846239","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}