Event Title
Challenges in Editing: John Marston's What You Will
Location
Hart 117
Start Time
15-5-2014 10:10 AM
End Time
15-5-2014 11:10 AM
Description
This project began with a common interest. In the course of demonstrating library resources to Jadwiga Smith’s ENGL 500 class, librarian Marcia Dinneen used John Marston’s Antonio’s Revenge as an example. Following the class, Jadwiga asked if Marcia would be interested in creating a critical edition of Marston’s little-known comedy What You Will (1607). Their collaboration began in 1995. Our presentation will include the process of developing our first edition of the play, the editing and the notes, and the subsequent failure to find a publisher. Years later, after attending Ellen Dubinsky’s CARS presentation of the Virtual Commons, Marcia contacted Jadwiga about resurrecting the Marston project. Two summers of work resulted in a much improved version of the text and the notes. We plan to show how we developed the final form of the edition, including the methodology and challenges, that has aroused interest from two publishers.
Challenges in Editing: John Marston's What You Will
Hart 117
This project began with a common interest. In the course of demonstrating library resources to Jadwiga Smith’s ENGL 500 class, librarian Marcia Dinneen used John Marston’s Antonio’s Revenge as an example. Following the class, Jadwiga asked if Marcia would be interested in creating a critical edition of Marston’s little-known comedy What You Will (1607). Their collaboration began in 1995. Our presentation will include the process of developing our first edition of the play, the editing and the notes, and the subsequent failure to find a publisher. Years later, after attending Ellen Dubinsky’s CARS presentation of the Virtual Commons, Marcia contacted Jadwiga about resurrecting the Marston project. Two summers of work resulted in a much improved version of the text and the notes. We plan to show how we developed the final form of the edition, including the methodology and challenges, that has aroused interest from two publishers.
Comments
Moderator: Dr. Ellen Ingmanson