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Scholarly Editing in the Computer Age Theory and Practice

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ISBN-10: 0472066005

ISBN-13: 9780472066001

Edition: 3rd 1996

Authors: Peter L. Shillingsburg, D. C. Greetham

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Most readers, including professional literary academics, spend little time wondering about the state of the texts they are using. Yet the nature and status of texts, and the method of their editing, have profound effects on the ways they can be read. Scholarly Editing in the Computer Age introduces the basic vocabulary of textual criticism, demonstrates how literary criticism suffers from ignorance of textual processes, and offers practical advice on the preparation, presentation, and uses of scholarly editions. Over the last decade, a major shift in the goals of scholarly editing has occurred, and the field has moved to acknowledge multiple texts and process as the editorial goal.…    
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Book details

List price: $28.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 8/26/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Foreword
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Theory
Authority
Forms
Intention
Ontology
Expectations
Completion
Ideal Texts
Critical Editions
Practice
Practical Effects
Copy-Texts and Apparatuses
Practicalities
Economics and Editorial Goals
Computer-Assisted Scholarly Editing
Computer Typesetting
Electronic Editions
Glossary
Suggested Readings
Index