Disposable elements? Indications of genre in early modern titles

Sullivan, Ceri ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1698-7404 2007. Disposable elements? Indications of genre in early modern titles. Modern Language Review 102 (3) , pp. 641-653. 10.2307/20467425

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Abstract

The marks of elite forms such as the ode or the tragedy are retained when a title is cited. Historians of the book have considered every marginal element of the early modern title-page: typeface and compositors' marks; printers' scrollwork and frontispiece design; authors' names and imprint. When it comes to the self-descriptions of vernacular prose, however, we casually dispose of such tags as 'A grand reproof…', 'A pious remonstrance…', 'A quiet rebuke…'. This essay argues that title-page markers of this kind have generic force, and that we would do well to acknowledge a taxonomy of subgenres not recognized before.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Publisher:	Modern Humanities Research Association
ISSN:	0026-7937
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 09:10
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/80054

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