Scholarly editing in the computer age: Theory and practice - Hardcover

Shillingsburg, Peter L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820308285 ISBN 13: 9780820308289

Publisher: Georgia, 1986

Synopsis

Based on a series of lectures at the University of New South Wales, Royal Military College, Duntroon, ACT, Australia, in 1984. Examines the process of editing in the context of modern information technology. Table of contents, preface, introduction, four appendices, glossary, and index. x, 178 pages. cloth. 8vo..

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Scholarly Editing in the Computer Age introduces the basic vocabulary of textual criticism, demonstrates how literary criticism suffers from ignorance of textual process, and offers practical advice on the preparation, presentation, and uses of scholarly editions."--BOOK JACKET. "The volume is divided into three parts. Part 1, Theory, explores eight crucial concepts that affect the planning and execution of scholarly editions. Part 2, Practice, focuses on how the different views of editorial concerns influence selections of copy-text (or base text), how they influence an editor's emendation policy, and how they affect the arrangement and scope of textual apparatus. Part 3, Practicalities, explores the practical problems facing all scholarly editors, regardless of the theories they follow, and outlines ways in which computer technology has changed production processes and presentation options for scholarly editions."--BOOK JACKET.

About the Author

W.M. Thackeray is Professor of English, Mississippi State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgia
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820308285
• ISBN 13: 9780820308289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1