Making the archives talk

• Verfasst von: West, James L. W.
• Titel: Making the archives talk
• Titelzusatz: new and selected essays in bibliography, editing, and book history
• Verf.angabe: James L. W. West III
• Verlagsort: University Park, Pa.
• Verlag: Pennsylvania State Univ. Press
• Jahr: 2011
• Umfang: 150 S.
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: The Penn State series in the history of the book ; 16
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Inhalt: The scholarly editor as biographer -- Editorial theory and the act of submission -- Fair copy, authorial intention, and versioning -- Alcohol and drinking in Sister Carrie -- Double quotes and double meanings in Jennie Gerhardt -- Editing private papers : three examples from Dreiser -- Toxic words and the editor -- Did F. Scott Fitzgerald have the right publisher? -- The internal chronology of Tender is the night -- Annotating Mr. Fitzgerald -- Keeper of the flame : editing the literary remains of William Styron -- The end is near.
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05067-6
• Schlagwörter: (s)Literatur / (s)Edition
• Schlagwörter: (p)Dreiser, Theodore / (p)Fitzgerald, F. Scott / (p)Styron, William
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 662092325

Abstract

"A collection of essays by editor, biographer, bibliographer, and book historian James L. W. West III, covering editorial theory, archival use, textual emendation, and scholarly annotation. Discusses the treatment of both public documents (novels, stories, nonfiction) and private texts (letters, diaries, journals, working papers)"--Provided by publisher