"A Certain Text"
| Author | : Thomas Clayton |
| Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
| Total Pages | : 214 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0874137896 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780874137897 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (897 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis "A Certain Text" by : Thomas Clayton
Download or read book "A Certain Text" written by Thomas Clayton and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection takes its title from 'Romeo and Juliet' (4.1.21.) when, meeting Paris in Friar Lawrence's cell, Juliet muses, What must be shall be, and the Friar completes her line with, That's a certain text. Where text means a received truth both Friar Lawrence and Clayton are interested skeptics. This essays gathered here reflect this attitude, questioning received ideas about the activities to which Clayton has devoted his professional life- literary editing and the close reading of literary works.
