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Making the Archives Talk: New and Selected Essays in Bibliography, Editing, and Book History
James L. W. West III
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Description for Making the Archives Talk: New and Selected Essays in Bibliography, Editing, and Book History
Hardback. Series: Penn State Series in the History of the Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Making the Archives Talk is a collection of twelve essays by editor, biographer, bibliographer, and book historian James L. W. West III. In these essays, West sets forth his views of editorial theory, archival use, textual emendation, and scholarly annotation. He has published editions of major writings by Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Styron. Drawing on these editions for examples, West defends intentionalist editing and the eclectic emendation of texts. He discusses the treatment of both public documents (novels, stories, and nonfiction) and private texts (letters, diaries, journals, and working papers). Highlights of the collection include “The Scholarly ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Penn State Series in the History of the Book
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780271050676
SKU
V9780271050676
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About James L. W. West III
James L. W. West III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at The Pennsylvania State University and general editor of Penn State Studies in the History of the Book. He has published some twenty scholarly editions—among them editions of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt; F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise and Trimalchio; and William Styron’s Inheritance ... Read more
Reviews for Making the Archives Talk: New and Selected Essays in Bibliography, Editing, and Book History
“This collection of essays is enthralling to read for many reasons: the author’s unique perspective on book history, his insight into the field of scholarly editing, and, especially, a scholar’s detailed use of archival collections.” —Cheryl Oestreicher Archival Issues “Jim West’s stories about, and his reflections on, his many years editing the works of such major literary writers as ... Read more