Zachary Lesser reads the plays of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster, and their contemporaries through the eyes of their earliest publishers, locating them in their catalogues and in their publication and marketing strategies. Lesser's study reveals the role of publishers' specialisms in the reception of...

Zachary Lesser reads the plays of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster, and their contemporaries through the eyes of their earliest publishers, locating them in their catalogues and in their publication and marketing strategies. Lesser's study reveals the role of publishers' specialisms in the reception of early modern plays.