Editing Fiction: Three Case Studies from Post-war Australia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Editing Fiction: Three Case Studies from Post-war Australia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alice Grundy
SeriesElements in Publishing and Book Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9781009017794
ClassificationsDewey:808.027
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 August 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.