A survey and analysis of all books printed in England or in English abroad during the year 1584

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the extant books printed in England and in English abroad to discover their purpose, scope, limitations and range of interests and subject matter. As well, the purpose is to ascertain why and how they were written and published and to see if any pattern existed in the publications and writing of 1584, in particular, and in the sixteenth century, in general.