Project Gutenberg 2012-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 63 Blades, William 1824 1890 Shakspere & Typography Shakspere and Typography Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. A mock argument, in imitation of the attempts frequently made to identify Shakespeare with various trades and professions. Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Shakspere & Typography" by William Blades is a scholarly work written in the late 19th century. This book explores the relationship between William Shakespeare and the art of printing, specifically arguing that Shakespeare possessed intimate knowledge of typographical principles. Blades, a printer himself, delves into how Shakespeare’s experiences in a printing office may have influenced his literary works. In this text, Blades puts forth a compelling argument that Shakespeare was employed in the printing trade during his early years in London, likely working for the printer Thomas Vautrollier. Through careful analysis of Shakespeare's works, Blades identifies numerous references to printing and typographical terminology, suggesting that these allusions reflect a deep familiarity with the craft. He examines various plays and sonnets, highlighting phrases and concepts that are strikingly aligned with the practices of printing. By combining literary analysis with historical context, Blades makes a case for a connection between Shakespeare’s life experiences and his literary output, enhancing our understanding of one of history's greatest writers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40841/40841-h/images/cover.jpg en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Book industries and trade PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 82312 82342 2024-10-17T08:52:27.548147 2023-09-18T03:41:48.823480 text/html text/html 80244 2012-09-22T15:39:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 425164 2012-09-22T15:39:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 529143 2024-10-17T08:52:30.125152 application/epub+zip 528761 2024-10-17T08:52:28.044158 application/epub+zip 59196 2024-10-17T08:52:27.776147 application/epub+zip 569343 2024-10-17T08:52:31.852145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558768 2024-10-17T08:52:29.859144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90626 2022-09-18T16:48:50.079753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67231 67041 2024-10-17T08:52:27.243153 2023-09-18T03:41:48.567468 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66967 2012-09-22T15:39:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25984 2012-09-22T15:39:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 66964 2012-09-22T15:39:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25958 2012-09-22T15:39:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21562 2024-10-17T08:52:31.988128 application/rdf+xml 15105 2024-10-17T08:52:27.851172 image/jpeg 1890 2024-10-17T08:52:27.813167 image/jpeg 430088 2024-10-17T08:52:27.581154 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia