Notes And Queries; A Medium Of Intercommunication For Literary Men, General Readers Second Series (Volume Viii) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354216589)

Notes And Queries: A Medium Of Intercommunication For Literary Men, General Readers - Second Series (Volume VIII) gathers the brisk, inquisitive exchanges that animated Victorian print culture. Conversation across time and pages. Issued in its original run as a Victorian literary periodical, this English literary anthology brings together queries, replies and short observations that underpin nineteenth-century essays, bibliographical curiosity and routine scholarship. Entries range from terse bibliographical notes to modest lessons in textual criticism, and they show how small facts and polite argument moved scholarly conversations forward. The book records historical literary discussions on attribution, textual variants and source-hunting; contributors trade evidence and counterpoints in a form that is equal parts precision and conviviality. Functioning as a literary correspondence magazine, it reveals how readers and minor scholars shaped judgments about texts, and provides a rare, immediate witness to Victorian intellectual debates and the everyday labour of reading in Victorian England. Equally useful as a reference for literary scholars and as a resource for general readers, Volume VIII rewards both meticulous research and casual browsing. Devotees of Victorian England literature and students of 1800s British culture will find fresh context and citations for essays and studies, while antiquarian bibliographers and social historians will appreciate the documentary texture. Collectors and libraries seeking classic literary periodicals will welcome its authentic voice and its capacity to illuminate networks of correspondence and citation. Comparable to the Gentleman's Magazine in reach and tone, it captures the mingled authority and curiosity that defined late-nineteenth-century letters pages and the public life of literature. Its archival richness makes it an indispensable companion for classroom discussion, exhibition curatorship and private study. Readers who cherish the texture of past debate find both steady reference and surprising rewards. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

Author: Unknown
ISBN-10: 9354216587
ISBN-13: 9789354216589
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2020
Pages: 580
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.92lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.17d