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Making the archives talk : new and selected essays in bibliography, editing, and book history /

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, diarie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, James L. W., III
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Series:Penn State series in the history of the book.
Subjects:
American literature > 20th century > Criticism, Textual.
Editing.
Transmission of texts.
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott > (Francis Scott), > 1896-1940.
Styron, William, > 1925-2006.
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Summary: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).
Physical Description:150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271050676 (acid-free paper)
0271050675 (acid-free paper)