An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies - Softcover

Abbott, Craig S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603290400 ISBN 13: 9781603290401

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America, 2009

Synopsis

To a reader of Joyce's Ulysses, it makes a difference whether one of Stephen Dedalus's first thoughts is "No mother" (as in the printed version) or "No, mother!" (as in the manuscript). The scholarship surrounding such textual differences―and why this discipline should concern readers and literary scholars alike―is the focus of William Proctor Williams and Craig S. Abbott's acclaimed handbook.
This updated, fourth edition outlines the study of texts' composition, revision, physical embodiments, process of transmission, and manner of reception; describes how new technologies such as digital imaging and electronic tagging have changed the way we produce, read, preserve, and research texts; discusses why these matters are central to a historical understanding of literature; and shows how the insights, methods, and products of bibliographical and textual studies can be applied to other branches of scholarship.

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About the Author

Craig S. Abbott, a professor emeritus of Northern Illinois University, is author of several studies on modern American poetry. William Proctor Williams is Professor of English Emeritus at Northern Illinois University and Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Akron. He has published widely on English Renaissance literature, particularly Shakespeare, and on textual criticism, bibliography, and book history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603290400
• ISBN 13: 9781603290401
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 188