The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800

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The Publication of Plays in London 1660-1800 is written by Judith Milhous and published by British Library - Panizzi Lect. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0712357734 (ISBN 10) and 9780712357739 (ISBN 13).

A great deal of bibliographic and historical scholarship has been devoted to English drama up to 1660, but after the renaissance scholarship grows scant: late 17th-century plays have received little such attention, and 18th-century plays hardly any. This ground-breaking study by two internationally renowned scholars in theater history asks fundamental questions that have often been previously ignored - Who published plays? What was the cost of publication, the risk, and the potential profit? What did single plays cost, and what did play collections cost? How much market existed for used copies and at what prices? What did playwrights earn from publication, and how important was it to their income? What was the function of illustrations in published plays, and what can we learn from these illustrations?