Description
The fourth volume of the Critical Hybrid Edition presents a new scholarly and reader's edition of the poem Máj by Karel Hynek Mácha (1810–1836). Since its first publication (1836), Máj has appeared in hundreds of editions, including many translations. However, this edition offers, after nearly sixty years, a version based on a comprehensive processing of all preserved sources and a revision of previous editorial solutions. It primarily relies on a thorough paleographic, chemical, and textual analysis of the only surviving complete manuscript of Máj, which previous generations of editors did not have access to in its original form. This investigation aimed to verify Mácha's authorship and subsequently to establish his position among other sources. The scientific digital edition on the accompanying DVD presents new facsimiles of both this manuscript and all other relevant textual sources (e.g., the so-called Draft of Máj or the first printed edition). These sources are further offered in their transcribed form (manuscripts) and diplomatic wording (printed texts) in the digital scientific edition. Based on a new comprehensive verification of all sources and the textual history, the edition establishes a new scholarly annotated version of Mácha's Máj. In addition, the DVD contains a significantly revised list of all printed editions of this...
Information
Author: Mácha Karel Hynek
Publication date: June 19, 2019
Manufacturer: Jiří Tomáš - nakladatelství Akropolis
Genres: Poetry and verse, Movies, Books, Fiction, Film and music
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 148
ISBN/EAN: 9788074702228

