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Písmo Rudolfu Havlovi o jednom způsobu publikace variant
A Letter to Rudolf Havel on One Way of Publishing Variants

Author(s): Miroslav Červenka
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: editology; Červenka; Miroslav; Havel; Rudolf

Summary/Abstract: This is a letter from Miroslav Červenka to Rudolf Havel (1911–1993), an important editor and textual critic, on the latter’s birthday. It discusses one way of publishing variorum editions. In the letter, Červenka discusses the shortcomings and unsuitability of standard variorum editions, and suggests a more modern way of recording variant readings, which would be more useful for literary scholars.

  • Issue Year: 56/2008
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 400-406
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Czech