Textuality and knowledge essays / Peter L. Shillingsburg.

Author/creator Shillingsburg, Peter L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Uniform titleEssays. Selections
SeriesThe Penn State series in the history of the book
Penn State series in the history of the book. ^A370339
Contents The evidence for literary knowledge -- Textual criticism, the humanities, and J. M. Coetzee -- The semiotics of bibliography -- Some functions of textual criticism -- Responsibility for textual changes in long-distance revisions -- Text as communication -- Revisiting authorial intentions -- How literary works exist -- Convenient scholarly editions -- Scholarly editing as a cultural enterprise -- Work and text in nonliterary text-based disciplines -- Publishers' records and the history of book production -- Cultural heritage, textuality, and social justice.
Abstract "A collection of essays exploring the role of textual studies in understanding and editing texts, and in understanding the historical developments and cultural differences in editorial and archival systems"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 208-219) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017000666
ISBN9780271078502 (cloth : alk. paper)

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