Title: Making the archives talk
Description: "A collection of essays by editor, biographer, bibliographer, and book historian James L. W. West III, covering editorial theory, archival use, textual emendation, and scholarly annotation. Discusses the treatment of both public documents (novels, stories, nonfiction) and private texts (letters, diaries, journals, working papers)"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Editing, American literature, Textual Criticism, Transmission of texts, Dreiser, theodore, 1871-1945, Fitzgerald, f. scott (francis scott), 1896-1940, Styron, william, 1925-2006, American literature, history and criticism, American literature, history and criticism, 20th century
People: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), William Styron (1925-2006), Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945)
Time periods: 20th century