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The Editing of American Literature, 1890-1930. Essays and Reviews.
Donald Pizer
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Description for The Editing of American Literature, 1890-1930. Essays and Reviews.
Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Since the 1960s, Donald Pizer has been writing about late-19th-century American literature, with an emphasis on the major fiction of Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane. Most academics whose interests lie primarily in the preparation of scholarly editions are attracted to the paradoxical mix of adherence to a rigorous process and an opportunity for speculative thinking that is distinctive to this branch of literary studies. And they often find appealing the notion that the end product of their labors is a book that, unlike much criticism, is sure to be used by others and to have a long lifespan. However, Pizer ... Read more
Since the 1960s, Donald Pizer has been writing about late-19th-century American literature, with an emphasis on the major fiction of Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane. Most academics whose interests lie primarily in the preparation of scholarly editions are attracted to the paradoxical mix of adherence to a rigorous process and an opportunity for speculative thinking that is distinctive to this branch of literary studies. And they often find appealing the notion that the end product of their labors is a book that, unlike much criticism, is sure to be used by others and to have a long lifespan. However, Pizer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810885660
SKU
V9780810885660
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About Donald Pizer
Donald Pizer, Pierce Butler Professor of English Emeritus at Tulane University, has published widely on late 19th- and early 20th-century American literature. His books include The Novels of Theodore Dreiser: A Critical Study (1976) and The Theory and Practice of American Literary Naturalism (1993).
Reviews for The Editing of American Literature, 1890-1930. Essays and Reviews.
In Th e Editing of American Literature, 1890– 1930, Donald Pizer gathers together his previously published textual essays and reviews, reconstructing the theoretical principles and practical history that informed not only the Sister Carrie controversy but also the editing of other modern American writers. Although the essays and reviews have appeared elsewhere, they have never been collected, and in bringing ... Read more