Research Article
Spring 2006

Editing Archives] Archiving Editions

Publication: Journal of Canadian Studies
Volume 40, Number 2

Abstract

Abstract

By calling attention to the editorial rationales that inform selected print editions and digital archives of Canadian literary texts and by positing alternatives modeled on Jerome McGann’s theories of social-textual editions and hypermedia archives and Donald Reiman’s theory of versioning, this essay presents ways in which the current transformation of Canadian literature’s print editions and manuscript collections into digital formats mark the transition of the scholarly edition to what McGann calls an “archive rather than an edition.” As an alternative to dominant editorial practices, the essay proposes a theoretical model for the production of new print and digital archives of editions.

Résumé

En attirant l’attention sur les justifications rédactionnelles qui visent certaines éditions imprimées et archives numériques de textes littéraires canadiens et en suggérant des solutions de rechange s’inspirant des théories d’éditions sociales-textuelles et d’archives hypermédia de Jerome McGann ainsi que de la théorie du contrôle des versions de Donald Reiman, cet article présente des façons dont la transformation actuelle des éditions imprimées et des collections de manuscrits de la littérature canadienne en format numérique marque la transition de l’édition érudite en ce que M. McGann appelle « une archive plutôt qu’une édition ». L’article propose, à titre de solution de rechange aux pratiques rédactionnelles dominantes, un modèle théorique pour la production de nouvelles archives d’éditions imprimées et numériques.

Get full access to this article

View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.

Information & Authors

Information

Published In

Go to Journal of Canadian Studies
Journal of Canadian Studies
Volume 40Number 2Spring 2006
Pages: 183 - 211

History

Published in print: Spring 2006
Published online: 23 December 2016

Authors

Affiliations

Metrics & Citations

Metrics

VIEW ALL METRICS

Related Content

Citations

If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.

Format





Download article citation data for:
Dean Irvine
Journal of Canadian Studies 2006 40:2, 183-211

View Options

Restore your content access

Enter your email address to restore your content access:

Note: This functionality works only for purchases done as a guest. If you already have an account, log in to access the content to which you are entitled.

View options

PDF

View PDF

Figures

Tables

Media

Share

Share

Copy the content Link

Share on social media

About Cookies On This Site

We use cookies to improve user experience on our website and measure the impact of our content.

Learn more

×