[Vwoolf] Editions of Woolf for teaching

[Neverow, Vara S.]

Yes, the out-of-copyright Oxford World's Classics are available in the US: The Voyage Out, Night and Day, and Jacob's Room are all available at reasonable prices.

And, of course, the Oxford World's Classics "includ[e] expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more"--see https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-room-of-ones-own-and-three-guineas-9780199642212?facet_narrowbyprice_facet=under15&lang=en&cc=gb*__;Iw!!KGKeukY!hSmYuCFuNJHHkBrTRJRKOJ-XKbHnvddgr4B4dLsD1Gb1NkyQBtBWeBmInLvEdtadwu8$ ).

These useful, intellectually stimulating elements--leading authorities?? notes?? bibliographies??--are, of course, features that are missing in US publications (aside from the Harcourt annotated versions) because the volumes are not crafted for academic use. The idea that the common reader could be interested in more than a sappy, sloppy, bemused, generic introductory ramble written on the fly by a "famous" novelist doesn't seem to be part of the PR in publishing.

Sigh.

I do hope that an urgent request (perhaps signed by more than fifty US Woolves with academic affiliations listed?) to Harcourt from those who teach Woolf could inspire the publisher to rethink their audience, especially as the volumes go out of copyright and the revenues drop because of the competition.

Just a few thoughts....

Vara

Vara Neverow
Department of English
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT 06515
203-392-6717
neverowv1 at southernct.edu

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The Harcourt editions are not available in the UK, I know, but are the OUP
ones available in the USA? I couldn't tell from the website just now (though
there is a notice about the effects of Brexit on placing orders from the
EU!). I always liked the Penguin editions (Julia Briggs et al.) but they
were never available in Americanland.

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Dear Woolfians,

Re. the discussion of editions of Woolf for teaching.

I find the Oxford World Classics good for teaching. They usually have a
readable introduction by a good scholar, and the notes are generally useful
and useable but not overwhelming. The font has become rather tiny in recent
years, which is difficult for some readers (not least we ageing teachers)
but apart from that issue I think they are usually very good.

Do lecturers in the US find the Oxford World Classics useful?

Best wishes,
Trudi

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Dr Trudi Tate
Assistant Senior Tutor
Clare Hall
Cambridge CB3 9AL


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