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Notes on Footnotes: Annotating Eighteenth-Century Literature (Penn State Series in the History of the Book) - Hardcover

New, Melvyn; Anthony W. Lee

 
9780271093970: Notes on Footnotes: Annotating Eighteenth-Century Literature (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0271093978 ISBN 13: 9780271093970
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022

Synopsis

This collection presents fourteen essays on annotating eighteenth-century literature. Authored by editors and annotators of current standard editions―such as California’s Works of John Dryden, the Florida Edition of the Works of Laurence Sterne, and the Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson―this book explores theoretical perspectives on critical editing and the practical work of annotation. Through examples from their own editorial work, the contributors illuminate the personal dilemmas and decisions confronting the annotator of texts: What information in the text needs annotation? When does one stop annotating? How does one manage the annotation-versus-interpretation problem?

Brimming with erudition, Notes on Footnotes showcases the precision and attentiveness of some of the world’s foremost editors and annotators. The book is necessary reading―not only for scholars of the eighteenth century but also for scholarly editors of texts of all historical periods, book historians, and book lovers in general.

In addition to the editors, the contributors include Kate Bennett, Robert DeMaria Jr., Michael Edson, Robert D. Hume, Stephen Karian, Elizabeth Kraft, Thomas Lockwood, William McCarthy, Maximillian Novak, Shef Rogers, Robert G. Walker, and Marcus Walsh.

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About the Author

Melvyn New is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida. He is the general editor of the Florida Sterne, published in nine volumes between 1978 and 2014. His most recent editorial work has been as coeditor of Sir Charles Grandison for the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Samuel Richardson, published in 2022. He has authored 100 notes and essays and 85 book reviews in scholarly journals during his long career.<br /><br />

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Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0271093978
ISBN 13 
9780271093970
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
264
Editor
New Melvyn, Lee Anthony W.