03168nam 2200685 a 450 991045490420332120211015013816.01-283-21090-897866132109060-8122-0042-X0-585-12742-510.9783/9780812200423(CKB)111004368588966(OCoLC)606505965(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491899(SSID)ssj0000232711(PQKBManifestationID)11206465(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232711(PQKBWorkID)10214871(PQKB)10844136(MiAaPQ)EBC3441442(OCoLC)570468686(MdBmJHUP)muse3109(DE-B1597)448946(OCoLC)979968191(DE-B1597)9780812200423(Au-PeEL)EBL3441442(CaPaEBR)ebr10491899(CaONFJC)MIL321090(OCoLC)748533304(EXLCZ)9911100436858896619881006d1989 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA rationale of textual criticism[electronic resource] /G. Thomas TansellePhiladelphia [Pa.] University of Pennsylvania Pressc19891 online resource (105 p.)A Publication of the A.S.W. Rosenbach fellowship in bibliographySlightly rev. lectures delivered on Apr. 21, 23, and 28, 1987 as the Rosenbach lectures at the University of Pennsylvania.First paperback printing 1992.0-8122-1409-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --Preface --1. The Nature of Texts --2. Reproducing the Texts of Documents --3. Reconstructing the Texts of Works --Postscript --INDEXTextual criticism—the traditional term for the task of evaluating the authority of the words and punctuation of a text—is often considered an undertaking preliminary to literary criticism: many people believe that the job of textual critics is to provide reliable texts for literary critics to analyze. G. Thomas Tanselle argues, on the contrary, that the two activities cannot be separated. The textual critic, in choosing among textual variants and correcting what appear to be textual errors, inevitably exercises critical judgment and reflects a particular point of view toward the nature of literature. And the literary critic, in interpreting the meaning of a work or passage, needs to be (though rarely is) critical of the makeup of every text of it, including those produced by scholarly editors.Publication of the A.S.W. Rosenbach fellowship in bibliography.Criticism, TextualElectronic books.Criticism, Textual.801/.959Tanselle G. Thomas(George Thomas),1934-293584MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454904203321A rationale of textual criticism2482675UNINA