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introduction to bibliographical and textual studies
to a reader of joyces ulysses it makes a difference whether one of stephen dedaluss first thoughts is no mother as in the printed version or no mother as in the manuscript . the scholarship surrounding such textual differences and why this discipline should concern readers and literary scholars alike is the focus of william proctor williams and craig s. abbotts acclaimed handbook . p this updated fourth edition outlines the study of texts composition revision physical embodiments process of transmission and manner of reception ; describes how new technologies such as digital imaging and electronic tagging have changed the way we produce read preserve and research texts ; discusses why these matters are central to a historical understanding of literature ; and shows how the insights methods and products of bibliographical and textual studies can be applied to other branches of scholarship .