Scholarly Editing by D C Greetham
This collection of twenty-six essays, written by acknowledged experts in literary studies, surveys the history of scholarly editing, describes the major research in a variety of disciplines, summarizes the resources available to scholars, and analyzes the issues currently facing textual editors.The book begins with an overview of scholarly editing, followed by four essays on the long tradition of editing the Bible and the Greek and Latin classics. The next cluster of essays proceeds through the major periods of British and American literature, from medieval to modern, further subdividing the Renaissance and the nineteenth century by genre and including a chapter devoted to Shakespeare. Additional essays cover other European literatures: French (Old French and early modern), Italian, medieval Spanish, German, and Russian. The concluding essays discuss representative non-European literatures and the nonliterary editing of folk literature in various languages. Each chapter includes a history of scholarly editing in the field, a citation of exemplary editions, and an introduction to a recommended list of further readings.
A generous banquet of wit and scholarship- Documentary Editing
David Greetham is Distinguished Professor of English, Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, and Medieval Studies at the CUNY Graduate School and founder of the interdisciplinary Society for Textual Scholarship. He is author of Theories of the Text and Textual Transgressions: Essays toward the Construction of a Biobibliography.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780873525619 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873525612 |
| Title | Scholarly Editing |
| Author | D C Greetham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Modern Language Association of America |
| Year published | 1995-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 740 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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