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... reason for it . - By diligently following his own advice – using an authoritative text ( the 1674 ) as his copy - text , carefully collating it with the 1667 , and employing reasoned eclecticism in his treatment of the substantive ...
... reason for it . - By diligently following his own advice – using an authoritative text ( the 1674 ) as his copy - text , carefully collating it with the 1667 , and employing reasoned eclecticism in his treatment of the substantive ...
Page 140
... reason , ' as Greg says ) , correcting only where absolutely necessary . Again I must state that the reason for adhering to the accidentals of the copy - text is not that we should thereby hope to retain the author's in- tended spelling ...
... reason , ' as Greg says ) , correcting only where absolutely necessary . Again I must state that the reason for adhering to the accidentals of the copy - text is not that we should thereby hope to retain the author's in- tended spelling ...
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... reason for a new edition . Perhaps no other reason is necessary . 24 It could be suggested that , since there is very little difference between the 1674 and 1678 texts , it is the 1678 which is being used and not the 1674 . The readings ...
... reason for a new edition . Perhaps no other reason is necessary . 24 It could be suggested that , since there is very little difference between the 1674 and 1678 texts , it is the 1678 which is being used and not the 1674 . The readings ...
Contents
The Early Editions 16781730 | 30 |
Richard Bentley to Thomas Newton | 59 |
The Modern Editorial Preoccupation | 80 |
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