A Pattern of Flaws: Further Reflections on Cambridge University Press’s Edition of the Literary Works of Joseph Conrad
A Pattern of Flaws: Further Reflections on Cambridge University Press’s Edition of the Literary Works of Joseph Conrad
Author(s): Cedric WattsSubject(s): Literary Texts, Media studies, Polish Literature, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Cambridge University Press; Joseph Conrad; publication of literary works; editor’s mistakes; non-authorial changes in texts;
Summary/Abstract: Cambridge University Press’s vast project to produce authoritative new editions of the literary works of Joseph Conrad is now well advanced; but the project is flawed. (I specify “the literary works” because I am not concerned with the admirable volumes of Conrad’s letters.) With the exception of one volume, The Secret Agent, the immensely industrious and conscientious editors of the Cambridge series made a big mistake. They thought they knew better than Conrad.
Journal: Yearbook of Conrad Studies (Poland)
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: XIII
- Page Range: 31-39
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English