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The Macmillan Company, New York, Published date: 1961. Hardcover; vi, 423 pp; 21 cm. Sixth printing. Illustrated with textual facsimiles and typographic examples.
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In good condition. Original blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine; light overall scuffing and surface wear; spine cloth nicked with light fraying at head; corners lightly bumped. Binding slightly leaning but sound. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Interior pages lightly age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Guide to research in English literary history, intended for graduate students and advanced scholars. Sanders surveys the materials, tools, and methods of literary research, including bibliography, textual editing, biography, chronology, source study, influence, interpretation, and intellectual history. The volume emphasizes practical research techniques and documentation, with illustrative examples drawn from English and American literature. Includes a chapter on folklore research by Stith Thompson, along with appendices providing specimen bibliographies, notes, and thesis pages, making the work a long standing reference in literary scholarship. Contents include: Preface; Part I: The Materials of Research; Part II: The Tools of Research; Part III: The Methods of Research; Chapter One: Problems in Editing; Chapter Two: Problems in Biography; Chapter Three: Problems of Authenticity and Attribution; Chapter Four: Problems of Source Study; Chapter Five: Problems in Chronology; Chapter Six: Problems of Success and Influence; Chapter Seven: Problems of Interpretation; Chapter Eight: Problems of Technique; Chapter Nine: Problems in the History of Ideas; Chapter Ten: Problems in Folklore; Part IV: Suggestions on Thesis-Writing; Bibliographical References; Appendix A: Specimen Bibliographies; Appendix B: Specimen Notes; Appendix C: Specimen Thesis Pages; Index.