Making the Archives Talk: New and Selected Essays in Bibliography, Editing, and Book History

by James L.W. West III

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271050675
• ISBN13: 9780271050676
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"