The Boundaries of the Literary Archive

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'This volume illuminates the challenges posed by the literary archive by assembling an impressive and multi-faceted range of approaches and methodologies. Establishing a dialogue between literary scholars and archivists that is often absent from other studies, this collection of chapters offers a thought-provoking yet refreshing reminder of the possibilities and difficulties of working with archives. This is undoubtedly a major contribution to our thinking about the literary archive as both source and subject.' Mark Nixon, Beckett International Foundation, University of Reading, UK 'The Boundaries of the Literary Archive is a wide-ranging, informative collection that explores the nature of the archive in this rapidly changing digital age. These dozen chapters, while commenting on particular aspects of the archive, bring a more expansive and comprehensive understanding of the literary archive and its role in research today.' Thomas F. Staley, University of Texas at Austin, USA 'This book is an excellent introduction to the subject of the literary archive and would interest anyone with an interest in writers such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf. Anyone interested in the politics and workings of literary reputation from circa 1880 to the present should read this book, as should graduate students in literature and library school students. Actually, anyone interested in literature, period, would find this book interesting. Archives stir people up far more than one would have thought.' Critical Margins '...this book is excellent and intriguing to read. It brings us to an understanding of the archive as a rich source and its connections to the past lives of writers.' Australian Library Journal 'Some publications are to be recommended because they are useful for professional development, some because they are interesting and a good read - this is both. For anyone interested in literary archives it has a lot to offer.' Archives and Reco