Devils and Angels: Textual Editing and Literary Theory

by Philip Cohen

Literary theory and textual criticism have much to teach each other, writes Philip Cohen, who has collected this anthology of essays that seeks to bridge what he sees as a wide rift between textual and literary critics. While most Anglo-American textual scholars now stress the importance of authorial intention and its key role in editorial and interpretative work, many literary theorists still tend to ostracize the author and his intentions from any...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813913152
• ISBN13: 9780813913155
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"