Luncheon Meeting of The Wynkyn de Worde Society

Adam Smyth – The Liveliness of Wynkyn de Worde

Wednesday 13 May 2025, Stationers’ Hall, 12:15 for 12:40pm

Adam Smyth will explore the liveliness of Wynkyn de Worde in the sense that he is present, as a kind of inky personality, not only in his books but also in the print. Furthermore, the way in which Wynkyn de Worde’s books have lived on over the centuries, by connecting with later works, from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first. In both these senses, Wynkyn de Worde continues to have life.

ADAM SMYTH
Adam Smyth is Professor of English Literature and the History of the Book at Balliol College, Oxford. He is also the author or editor of many books, including, most recently, The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives (2024, paperback 2025).

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