The Tales Typography Tells

Abstract

The skillful control of typographical elements is so powerful that it can determine a reader’s perception of the nature of a literary masterpiece. The impact of typography becomes especially apparent when the same work is printed by two fine press publishers with differing views of it. This article examines the manipulation of typographical elements by the Allen Press and by publisher John Henry Nash in their editions of John Dryden’s All for Love—and how this manipulation significantly changes one’s perception of the focus and historical environments of this play.