Text editing, print and the digital world

Marilyn Deegan; Kathryn Sutherland

doi:10.4324/9781315612195

Text editing, print and the digital world

Marilyn Deegan^*, Kathryn Sutherland

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Digital Humanities

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Traditional critical editing, defined by the paper and print limitations of the book, is now considered by many to be inadequate for the expression and interpretation of complex works of literature. At the same time, digital developments are permitting us to extend the range of text objects we can reproduce and investigate critically - not just books, but newspapers, draft manuscripts and inscriptions on stone. Some exponents of the benefits of new information technologies argue that in future all editions should be produced in digital or online form. By contrast, others point to the fact that print, after more than five hundred years of development, continues to set the agenda for how we think about text, even in its non-print forms. This important book brings together leading textual critics, scholarly editors, technical specialists and publishers to discuss whether and how existing paradigms for developing and using critical editions are changing to reflect the increased commitment to and assumed significance of digital tools and methodologies.

Original language	English
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Inc.
Number of pages	205
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317045762
ISBN (Print)	9780754673071
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315612195
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2016

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