Below are resources for understanding editorial rationales for early modern works. Â
“Textual Notes and Collation” describes the editorial choices that shape an edition.Â
“Anatomy of a Page” describes page elements.
“Types of Editions” identifies the kinds of editions a reader might encounter. This post explains how to identify the type of edition you are working with and understand what critical work you will find across types.
Textual Notes and Collation
The textual notes of an edition will list significant changes to and variant readings of the text. To read more ...
Anatomy of a page
Here is a page from Arden Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. The image has been annotated to highlight the ...
Types of Editions
An 'edition' describes a 'form or version' of a work that has been published at a given time (see OED, ...
Editorial Theory & Approaches
