The Unique Manuscript in Mediaeval German Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10499039 |
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| Authors | Rudolf A Hofmeister (University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author), Rudolf Hofmeister (University of Illinois Chicago) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 8-25 |
| Publication date | 1976-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1939 • E-ISSN: 1911-026X |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/sem.v12.1.8 |
| OpenAlex | W1992613641 |
| Language | EN |
A great number of mediaeval German literary works are transmitted in single manuscripts. Their state of preservation and apparent reliability vary enormously and consequently pose a host of problems especially for the editor of such texts. He must edit a uniquely transmitted work in a manner which makes the text readable and yet does not destroy manuscript evidence. It is shown that in the case of unique manuscripts a reconstruction of the original text is scarcely possible and that the only extant manuscript may in fact present a severely distorted version
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| Highly cited | No |
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