ENG220H1 Lecture : 6 Things You Need to Know about Shakespeare (Part 1 and 2 of 6)
Document Summary
Eng220y - 6 things you need to know when studying shakespeare i & ii. Wed. 12th sept 2012: shakespeare wrote shakespeare (shx) Eebo (digitized versions of texts b/w 1473-on) Proprietary authorship (in present time v. 16th century: spanish tragedy not attributed to an author, richard ii (shx), 1597, more concerned with who performed the play. The company who performed it being a way to distinguish from other plays similar to other plays being produced around the time. Re-printed in 1598 (therefore popular), added shx authorship: yorkshire tragedy, 1608, "written by w. shakespeare" Printed with shx on the title name. Implies shakespeare"s influence/popularity, his authorship of a play being understood as its importance: shakespeare"s name was used after his death. Collaborative authorship, shared work for large dramatic works of the period. Authorship not the most important or only thing used to sell a play.
