Reading History in Early Modern England

This book focuses on the "after-life" of historical texts in the period between the arrival of printing in England and the early eighteenth century. Whereas previous studies of historical writing during this period have focused on their authors and on their style or methodology, this work examines the social forces that controlled what was written, and the impact of readers and publishers on authors. The intent is to situate the study of history books within the current literature on the history of the book and the history of print culture.

A study of writing, publishing and marketing history books in the early modern period.

Daniel Woolf is Professor of History at the University of Alberta where he has also served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts since 2002. He previously taught at McMaster University (1999-2002) and Dalhousie University (1987-1999). He is the author or editor of seven books and many scholarly articles and book chapters and is currently at work on a history of historical writing for Cambridge University Press.