While researching critical edition online, we've turned up a host of sites that, though they do not fit our criteria as online critical editions, nevertheless are worth a look to those interested in online publishing's development. A selection of those sites are presented here, by no means an exhaustive list, and as with the critical editions, their presence indicates no participation in this site. Once again, we welcome your comments and annotations.



George Campbell's Philosophy of Rhetoric

https://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/english/People/Ulman.1/Campbell/

Description

“A collaborative, distributed, and extendable study text” based on the 1850 Tegg edition of the 1776 work. Includes frame and no-frame versions, accepts user feedback via e-mail.

Language(s)

English

Author(s)

H. Lewis Ulman, Dept. of English, Ohio State University Roger Graves, Dept. of English, DePaul University

Related sites

none listed

f-book analysis

Good table of contents to the work. Editor's introduction apparently no longer online. Not intended to replace, but rather to "complement" print editions.

Date of creation

not listed

Last updated

March 1999

f-book verification

September 2001



The Dickinson Archives

https://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/dickinson/index.html

Description

Site seeking to portray Emily Dickinson’s “writings and their effect on American culture”. Includes a “Work-in-Progress” section (restricted access), writings of her family, teaching aids, responses to Dickinson’s writing, a bibliography and a link library.

Language(s)

English

Author(s)

Martha Nell Smith, Ellen Louise Hart, Marta Werner, Lara Vetter, Jarom McDonald

Related sites

Several listings under the site's teaching and research resources; see The Walt Whitman archives below.

f-book analysis

Nicely designed, a little restrictive (why can't we see those E. Dickinson texts?)

Date of creation

1999

Last updated

ongoing (see detailed description of archive for plans)

f-book verification

September 2001



Romantic Circles

https://www.rc.umd.edu/

Description

A massive web portal "devoted to the study of Romantic-period literature and culture". Regroups a number of texts and commentaries, "electronic editions" in HTML and SGML.

Language(s)

English

Author(s)

University of Maryland (Neil Fraistat, Steve Jones, Donald Reiman, Carl Stahmer)

Related sites

See the site -- the list is too long to show here.

f-book analysis

A concentrated effort to promote online pulishing and science. We're still working our way through RC's individual sites, some of which may well constitute critical editions... stay tuned.

Date of creation

November 1996

Last updated

continuous

f-book verification

October 2001



Walt Whitman hypertext archive

https://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/whitman/

Description

"An electronic research and teaching tool that sets out to make Whitman’s vast work, for the first time, easily and conveniently accessible to scholars, students, and general readers." A comprehensive guide to Whitman's works, including the multiple editions of Leaves of Grass as well as prose works, including page images. Biography and commentaries.

Language(s)

English

Author(s)

Kenneth M. Price, Ed Folsom, Charles B. Green

Related sites

See the Dickinson Archives above.

f-book analysis

Seems to be evolving toward an online critical edition of Whitman's work; for now, a very nicely laid out, easy-to-use archive of all kinds of Whitman. Geared, like the Dickinson archives, in part to teaching the writer.

Date of creation

1995

Last updated

2000?

f-book verification

October 2001



William of Ockham: Dialogus

https://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/dialogus/ockdial.html

Description

Latin and English translations in parallel, “under the auspices of the Medieval Texts Editorial Committee of the British Academy”.

Language(s)

English, Latin

Author(s)

John Kilcullen, George Knysh, Volker Leppin, John Scott and Jan Ballweg

Related sites

Part of the British Academy's online publications.

f-book analysis

An intermediary stage prior to paper publication of a critical edition. Text and translation available in various forms, including downloadable pdf. May disappear when print edition becomes available?

Date of creation

1995

Last updated

August 2001

f-book verification

October 2001



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