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Editing Fiction: Three Case Studies from Post-war Australia
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Editing Fiction: Three Case Studies from Post-war Australia
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Alice Grundy
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Series | Elements in Publishing and Book Culture |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:75 | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - general |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781009017794
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Classifications | Dewey:808.027 |
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Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
4 August 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Editing Fiction considers the collaborative efforts of literary production as well as editorial practice in its own right, using case studies by Australian novelists Jessica Anderson, Thea Astley and Ruth Park. An emphasis on collaboration is necessary because literary criticism often takes books as finite, discrete works rather than the result of multiple contributors, engaged to differing degrees. The editorial process always involves a negotiation over edits for the sake of the work, taking its potential reception or projected sales into account. Through examination of the archives, this Element shows that editing can be formative, limiting, commercially directed, a literary collaboration - or a mix of all these interventions. For editors and scholars alike, the Element examines practices of the recent past, seeking to determine the responsibilities of editors and publishers to authors, the text itself and to society; and the interrelation of editorial work, social conditions and market forces.
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