Posted on February 12th, 2024 in by Prabakaran Jayaraman
All critical editions approved by the Modern Language Association’s Committee on Scholarly Editions (CSE) are required to begin with an extensive historical, biographical, and bibliographical study on the subject. The editorial references are listed above, but there are many things that go into editorial materials and the critical edition as a whole.
Other references include editorial notes (to identify names to refer to sources and to explain vague references) a bibliography, a catalog of writings, and an essay on editorial method.