
New Approaches to Editing Old English Verse
D.S. Brewer (Publisher)
Published on 19. March 1998
Book
Hardback
134 pages
978-0-85991-469-7 (ISBN)
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Seven original essays on the theory, practice and future of editing Old English verse.
Questions of the theory, practice and future of editing Old English verse have become increasingly pressing in the light of new research and technology, and this volume of seven original substantial essays explores a number of important editorial issues. The collection investigates the implications of current concerns in textual editing relating to the presentation of Old English verse, among them materialist criticism and approaches to the culture of thebook in the early middle ages; revisionist readings of the canons and heritage of nineteenth-century philology; and the electronic future of editing Old English. Particular topics addressed include the ethics of editing and its responsibility to both poet and reader; the neglected verses of the Paris Psalter; the editorial problems presented by the mixed form of AElfric's rhythmical prose; and the difficulties of the printed page. The final essay in the volume explores the capabilities of the electronic hypertext to reinvent the whole process of editing and editions.
KATHERINE O'BRIEN O'KEEFFE is Professor of English and Fellow of the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame; Dr SARAH LARRATT KEEFER teaches in the Department of English at Trent University.
Contributors: EDWARD B. IRVING, JR, SARAH LARRATT KEEFER, A.N. DOANE, D.G. SCRAGG, M.J. TOSWELL, PAUL E. SZARMACH, PATRICK W. CONNER
Questions of the theory, practice and future of editing Old English verse have become increasingly pressing in the light of new research and technology, and this volume of seven original substantial essays explores a number of important editorial issues. The collection investigates the implications of current concerns in textual editing relating to the presentation of Old English verse, among them materialist criticism and approaches to the culture of thebook in the early middle ages; revisionist readings of the canons and heritage of nineteenth-century philology; and the electronic future of editing Old English. Particular topics addressed include the ethics of editing and its responsibility to both poet and reader; the neglected verses of the Paris Psalter; the editorial problems presented by the mixed form of AElfric's rhythmical prose; and the difficulties of the printed page. The final essay in the volume explores the capabilities of the electronic hypertext to reinvent the whole process of editing and editions.
KATHERINE O'BRIEN O'KEEFFE is Professor of English and Fellow of the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame; Dr SARAH LARRATT KEEFER teaches in the Department of English at Trent University.
Contributors: EDWARD B. IRVING, JR, SARAH LARRATT KEEFER, A.N. DOANE, D.G. SCRAGG, M.J. TOSWELL, PAUL E. SZARMACH, PATRICK W. CONNER
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
Illustrations
9 b/w, 1 line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85991-469-7 (9780859914697)
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M.J. TOSWELL is a Professor at theUniversity of Western Ontario.
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Content
`Respect for the Book: A Reconsideration of `Form', `Content' and `Context' in Two Vernacular Poems'. - Sarah Larratt Keefer
Introduction - A.N. Doane
`Towards a New Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records'. - Donald G Scragg
`How Pedantry Meets Intertextuality: Editing the Old English Metrical Psalter'. - M J Toswell
`Abbot AElfric's Rhythmical Prose and the Computer Age'. - Paul E Szarmach
`Beyond the ASPR: Electronic Editions of Old English Poetry'. - Patrick W Conner
Introduction -
Editing Old English Verse: The Ideal - Edward B. Irving Jr
Introduction - A.N. Doane
`Towards a New Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records'. - Donald G Scragg
`How Pedantry Meets Intertextuality: Editing the Old English Metrical Psalter'. - M J Toswell
`Abbot AElfric's Rhythmical Prose and the Computer Age'. - Paul E Szarmach
`Beyond the ASPR: Electronic Editions of Old English Poetry'. - Patrick W Conner
Introduction -
Editing Old English Verse: The Ideal - Edward B. Irving Jr