1st Edition

Editing Emily Dickinson The Production of an Author

By Lena Christensen Copyright 2008
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

Editing Emily Dickinson considers the processes through which Dickinson's work has been edited in the twentieth century and how such editorial processes contribute specifically to the production of Emily Dickinson as author.  The posthumous editing of her handwritten manuscripts into the conventions of the book and the electronic archive has been informed by editors' assumptions about the... Read more

Introduction  1. Authoring Emily Dickinson  2. Material Dickinson: The Function of the Manuscript in Dickinson Studies  3. Digital Dickinson: From Editions to Archives.  Conclusion

 

Biography

Lena Christensen

"This is an extremely useful, clear-sighted account of the history of editing Emily Dickinson, essential reading for all literary critics, editors, and manuscript critics of her work." Review 19