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Author(s): Gabriel Egan
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Year: 2010
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ISBN 10: 0521889170
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Author: Gabriel Egan

We know Shakespeare’s writings only from imperfectly-made early editions, from which editors struggle to remove errors. The New Bibliography of the early twentieth century, refined with technological enhancements in the 1950s and 1960s, taught generations of editors how to make sense of the early editions of Shakespeare and use them to make modern editions. This book is the first complete history of the ideas that gave this movement its intellectual authority, and of the challenges to that authority that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s. Working chronologically, Egan traces the struggle to wring from the early editions evidence of precisely what Shakespeare wrote. The story of another struggle, between competing interpretations of the evidence from early editions, is told in detail and the consequences for editorial practice are comprehensively surveyed, allowing readers to discover just what is at stake when scholars argue about how to edit Shakespeare.

The Struggle for Shakespeare Text Twentieth Century Editorial Theory and Practice 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Beginnings of Shakespearean Editing

  • Early Editions of Shakespeare’s Works: From the First Folio to the 18th Century
  • The Role of the Editor in Shaping Shakespeare’s Text
  • First Modern Editors: Samuel Johnson and Edmond Malone
  • The Birth of Shakespearean Scholarship

Chapter 2: The Rise of Textual Theories

  • The Influence of Romanticism and the Authorial Voice
  • Textual Authority and the Debate Between ‘Original’ and ‘Authoritative’ Texts
  • Theories of Editing: The Birth of the New Bibliography
  • The Rise of Historical Criticism and Its Influence on Shakespearean Editing

Chapter 3: Early Twentieth-Century Shakespeare Editing

  • The Standardization of Shakespeare’s Works
  • Key Editors and Their Impact: Sir Henry Irving and F. E. Halliday
  • The 1908 Oxford Edition of Shakespeare’s Works
  • The Quest for the ‘True’ Shakespeare Text

Chapter 4: Modern Editorial Methods and Practices

  • The Introduction of Computerized Textual Analysis
  • The Development of New Editions: Arden and Pelican Shakespeare Series
  • The Use of Early Manuscripts and Folios in Modern Editing
  • Textual Variants and the Role of the Editor in the 20th Century

Chapter 5: The Politics of Shakespeare’s Text

  • The Ideological Influence of Editing Choices
  • The Struggle for Authorship and the Textual ‘Canon’
  • Feminist, Postcolonial, and Queer Readings of Shakespeare’s Text
  • How Political and Cultural Contexts Influence Editorial Decisions

Chapter 6: Editing Shakespeare for the Stage

  • The Challenges of Performance Editions
  • Shakespeare’s Texts as Performative Documents
  • Notable Editions for Performance: The Royal Shakespeare Company and Methuen
  • The Debate Between Authenticity and Adaptation in Performance Texts

Chapter 7: The Digital Age and the Future of Shakespeare Editing

  • The Emergence of Digital Textual Editions and Online Archives
  • The Role of Hypertext and Interactivity in Editing Shakespeare
  • Digital Editing as a Tool for New Critical Approaches
  • The Possibilities and Limitations of Digital Shakespeare Editions

Chapter 8: The Struggle for Shakespeare’s Text

  • The Editor’s Role in Shaping the Legacy of Shakespeare
  • The Conflict Between ‘Historical’ and ‘Modern’ Readings of Shakespeare
  • How Textual Editing Reflects Shifting Cultural Attitudes
  • The Ongoing Debate: Is the Text Ever Final?

Conclusion

  • The Continuing Evolution of Shakespearean Editing
  • The Legacy of 20th-Century Editorial Practices
  • A Future for Shakespeare Studies in the 21st Century

Appendices

  • A: Key Editorial Guidelines for Shakespearean Texts
  • B: Notable Editions of Shakespeare’s Works from the 20th Century
  • C: A Brief Overview of the Major Theoretical Approaches to Shakespearean Editing

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