Editing an Early Modern Play: A Practical Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781009405584)

More than half a century ago Clifford Leech published a useful essay called 'On editing one's first play', intended to 'save newly commissioned editors from a sense of frustration and an expense of time' by providing 'some guiding-lines'. The intervening years have seen massive changes in attitudes towards editing and in the technical expertise required. Neither editor nor reader can any longer be assumed to be white, male and Christian, or trained in the classics and the Bible. Editing is now recognized as a crucial intersection between critical and textual theory. Yet the skills required are not usually taught in graduate schools, and many competent scholars are uncomfortable answering such questions as 'what do editors actually do when they edit an early modern play?' This Element focuses both on the practical steps of editing (e.g. choosing a base text, modernizing, emending, etc.) and the theoretical premises underlying editorial decisions.

Author: Suzanne Gossett,Gordon McMullan
ISBN-10: 1009405586
ISBN-13: 9781009405584
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2026
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.23d