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Textual Editing and Criticism is a beautifully illustrated and produced hardcover volume for less than $26 net.
Foreword by Donald H. Reiman
The foreword, by esteemed scholar and editor Donald H. Reiman, discusses the recent renaissance in textual studies and demonstrates why textual editing and criticism skills are so important for students of literature.
Student Exerises
Part II of the book consists of exercises of increasing difficulty, divided into two sections—“Working with Editions" and “Working with Documents.” “Working with Editions“ emphasizes reconstructing witnesses by working backward through notes and understanding the editorial choices made. “Working with Documents” includes five “collections” (facsimiles, transcriptions of works, parts of works) so that students can perform a variety of exercises, including producing their own editions.
A Pedagogical—Rather than a Theoretical—Approach
Textual Editing and Criticism emphasizes practical knowledge of textual editing and criticism that undergraduates and beginning graduate students will be able to apply in their own work. Paleography, codicology, and bibliography are touched on but only insofar as these subdisciplines illuminate the introductory principles of textual interpretation and editorial practice.
Helpful Apparatus
Sixty-six Illustrations (facsimile and manuscript pages), glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive bibliography complete the text.
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