Theory and Practice of Text Editing: Essays in Honour of James T. Boulton By Sm

The Theory and Practice of Text-EditingEssays in Honour of James T. Boulton\nAuthor(s): Ian Small, Marcus Walsh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521027052, 978-0521027052\nSynopsis\nThe modern published editions in which we read the great literary works of the distant and recent past almost invariably embody the work of a textual editor. Recent literary theory has called into question most of the assumptions on which the practice of textual editing has historically depended. Notions of authorial intention, authority, the status of annotation and commentary, the relationship between 'literary' and non-literary works (such as letters and dictionaries), and hence the concept of literature itself, are central to this debate. This volume of essays, written by practising textual editors and scholars, addresses the practical implications of these theoretical issues, taking a variety of texts as examp.