An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies

An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies
Author: Craig S. Abbott
Publisher: Modern Language Association
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1603292357

To a reader of Joyce's Ulysses, it makes a difference whether one of Stephen Dedalus's first thoughts is "No mother" (as in the printed version) or "No, mother!" (as in the manuscript). The scholarship surrounding such textual differences--and why this discipline should concern readers and literary scholars alike--is the focus of William Proctor Williams and Craig S. Abbott's acclaimed handbook. This updated, fourth edition outlines the study of texts' composition, revision, physical embodiments, process of transmission, and manner of reception; describes how new technologies such as digital imaging and electronic tagging have changed the way we produce, read, preserve, and research texts; discusses why these matters are central to a historical understanding of literature; and shows how the insights, methods, and products of bibliographical and textual studies can be applied to other branches of scholarship.

A Reference Guide for English Studies

A Reference Guide for English Studies
Author: Michael J. Marcuse
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 872
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780520051614

This ambitious undertaking is designed to acquaint students, teachers, and researchers with reference sources in any branch of English studies, which Marcuse defines as "all those subjects and lines of critical and scholarly inquiry presently pursued by members of university departments of English language and literature.'' Within each of 24 major sections, Marcuse lists and annotates bibliographies, guides, reviews of research, encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, and reference histories. The annotations and various indexes are models of clarity and usefulness, and cross references are liberally supplied where appropriate. Although cost-conscious librarians will probably consider the several other excellent literary bibliographies in print, such as James L. Harner's Literary Research Guide (Modern Language Assn. of America, 1989), larger academic libraries will want Marcuse's volume.-- Jack Bales, Mary Washington Coll. Lib., Fredericksburg, Va. -Library Journal.

Bibliographical Analysis

Bibliographical Analysis
Author: G. Thomas Tanselle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2009-07-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1139480154

Studying printed books as physical objects can reveal not only how books were produced, but also how their design and layout features emerged and came to convey meanings. This concise and accessible introduction to analytical bibliography in its historical context explains in clear, non-specialist language how to find and analyze clues about a book's manufacture and how to examine the significance of a book's design. Written by one of the most eminent bibliographical and textual scholars working today, the book is both a practical guide to bibliographical research and a history of bibliography as a developing field of study. For all who use books, this is an ideal starting point for learning how to read the object along with the words.

Seminex in Print

Seminex in Print
Author: David O. Berger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-04
Genre: Church controversies
ISBN: 9780758672216

"In this bibliography, David O. Berger, longtime librarian at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, catalogs the published materials produced in the immediate context of the conflict within the Missouri Synod in the 1960s and '70s. Mr. Berger has painstakingly surveyed the extensive literature, organized it in a usable fashion, and thereby opened a window into the materials surrounding the conflict and the various interpretations that were offered by people affected by the events of this difficult period. Citations frequently include related matters-theological and practical, previous and subsequent-that cannot be divorced from the main events and people involved in 1974"--

Elements of Bibliography

Elements of Bibliography
Author: Robert Bartlett Harmon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780810835405

Contains information on the compilation of enumerative and analytical bibliographies, the use of electronic help to search out bibliographic material, career opportunities in the fields related to bibliographic study, the future of bibliography, and the history of the creation of bibliographies. This new edition has been revised to take into account the impact of computer technology and new media practices. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Esdaile's Manual of Bibliography

Esdaile's Manual of Bibliography
Author: Roy Bishop Stokes
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780810839229

Designed for the literary student, the student librarian and the beginning book collector, this manual assumes nothing but interest at the outset. In clear language, it serves to take readers to the point at which they are prepared to turn to advanced texts to develop specialized interests.