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An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies (3rd edition)
Author(s): William Proctor Williams, Craig S. Abbott
Pages: vii + 179
Published: 1999
ISBN: 9780873522670
"Williams and Abbott have produced an erudite monograph packed with interesting information...an indispensable reference guide to an important area of study."
Library Review
To a reader of Joyce's Ulysses, it probably 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.
Revised and expanded, the third edition outlines the study of texts' composition, revision, physical embodiments, process of transmission, and manner of reception; 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. The volume also surveys established practices in the field and indicates areas of current debate and development.
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