Early Modern Authorship and the Editorial Tradition by Aleida... - 9781032344553

Early Modern Authorship and the Editorial TraditionShakespeare, Donne, Herbert, and Milton\nAuthor(s): Aleida Auld\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032344553, 978-1032344553\nSynopsis\nThis volume adds a new dimension to authorship studies by linking the editorial tradition to the transformative reception of early modern authors and their works across time. Aleida Auld argues that the editorial tradition provides privileged access to the reception of early modern literature, informing our understanding of certain reconfigurations and sometimes helping to produce them between their time and our own. At stake are reconfigurations of oeuvre and authorship, the relationship between the author and work, the relationship between authors, and the authors own role in establishing an editorial tradition. Ultimately, this study recognizes that the editorial tradition is a stabilizing force while asserting that it may also.