Editing Lives Essays In Contemporary Textual And Biographical Studies In Honor Of O M Brack Jr Jesse G Swan Walter H Keithley Jerry Beasley Matthew Brack Martine Watson Brownley Michael Bundock Leslie A Chilton Jr Robert Demaria Christopher D Johnson Thomas Kaminski by Jesse G. Swan; Walter H. Keithley; Jerry Beasley; Matthew Brack; Martine Watson Brownley; Michael Bundock; Leslie A. Chilton; Jr. Robert Demaria; Christopher D. Johnson; Thomas Kaminski 9781611485417, 161148541X instant download after payment.

Central to all post-Renaissance scholarship, textual studies continues to evolve, both in its techniques and methods as well as in the illumination it affords all other areas of modern knowledge. The life of our fellow human beings, and how we know and tell lives, is one such area of modern knowledge that is foundationally affected by theories and practices of textual creation, transmission, and apprehension. This collection of new essays and studies by internationally acclaimed scholars, along with a select few who are less acclaimed but of distinct promise, provides a view into the contemporary state of scholarship in textual and biographical studies. The collection also means to be of especial interest to scholars of the British eighteenth century, by concentrating its evidence and argument on topics and subjects important to contemporary eighteenth-century studies. The volume is inspired by the extensive contributions to the fields by the late O M Brack, Jr.