Scott, J. (2023) Editing the letters of Mary, Queen of Scots: the challenges of authorship. Women's Writing, 30(4), pp. 353-368. (doi: 10.1080/09699082.2023.2266059)
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Abstract
This article addresses the challenges of attributing authorship to Mary, Queen of Scots, when editing her letters. It demonstrates how editing Mary’s letters offers evidence for reading early modern letters not as static texts but as evidence of the processes of early modern epistolary composition (namely, the collaborative nature of letter-writing in the period) and within a historicised understanding of authorship. An analysis of a range of Mary’s letters, from those written in her own hand, through to contemporary decipherment of coded letters, is offered to highlight the editorial challenges of her surviving correspondence. Close study of epistolary features such as signatures, script and handwriting, as well as an interrogation of the material features of Mary’s letters, suggests the benefits of a more practical approach to future editing of the correspondence.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Scott, Miss Jade |
| Authors: | Scott, J. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Language and Linguistics |
| Journal Name: | Women's Writing |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0969-9082 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1747-5848 |
| Published Online: | 31 October 2023 |
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