Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 5, No. 0009. Tuesday, 4 January 1994. From: James McKenna <MCKENNJI@UCBEH> Date: Monday, 03 Jan 1994 22:47:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: The Renaissance Bookshelf Dear Ms. Rackin, Touche--though Ann Jennalie Cook's PRIVILEGED PLAYGOERS makes the argument that quite a few of them would have had the means to afford books. Whether they actually did have them, well, how can we know? My comment, however, refered to writers, not readers, and came especially in reference to Ben Jonson. Jonson's obsession with the classics is an extreme case, but I still think it's not out of line to presume that the *educated* Elizabethan bought and bound and studied works that were the currency of educated and priveleged discourse. Do I presume too much? (Loved your STAGES OF HISTORY, by the way.) Yours, James McKennaThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.