Editing Emily Dickinson: The Production of an Author

by Lena Christensen

Overview

Editing Emily Dickinson considers the processes through which Dickinson's work has been edited in the twentieth century and how such editorial processes contribute specifically to the production of Emily Dickinson as author. The posthumous editing of her handwritten manuscripts into the conventions of the book and the electronic archive has been informed by editors' assumptions about the literary work; at stake is fundamentally what a Dickinson poem may be, or, rather, how we may approach such an object.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415955867
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2007
Series:	Studies in Major Literary Authors
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Authoring Emily Dickinson 2. Material Dickinson: The Function of the Manuscript in Dickinson Studies 3. Digital Dickinson: From Editions to Archives. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"This is an extremely useful, clear-sighted account of the history of editing Emily Dickinson, essential reading for all literary critics, editors, and manuscript critics of her work." Review 19

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