Virginia Woolf described fictions as 'grossly material things', rooted in their physical and economic contexts. This book takes Woolf's hint as its starting poi

A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text introduces the early editions, editing practices, and publishing history of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, and

Economic Imperatives for Women’s Writing in Early Modern Europe addresses the central question of the professionalization of women’s writing before the eigh

This collection examines the diverse material cultures through which early modern women's writing was produced, transmitted, and received. It focuses on the way

This book explores the collaborative practices – both literary and material – that women undertook in the production of early modern texts. It confronts two