Sorry for duplication. Some technical problems occurred while I was trying to post the mail. ------l)l6l%s----- 1H%s*L: YTWANG <[log in to unmask]> &,%s*L: Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine <[log in to unmask]> $i4A: 1998&~2$k28$i PM 04:04 %D&.: The twelfth printing in 1991 >Dear list, > >I have a question about the version of _The Cantos_ I am reading. The one I >am reading now is the twelfth printing in 1991 by New Directions, and the >one I used to read is the first printing of _Cantos 1-117_ in one volume in >1970 also by New Directions. I found some differences between the two >versions. The major difference is the inclusion of the Italian Cantos in >the later printing, which results in the difference of pagination. As I >look closely, there are other minor variations besides pagination. For >instance, in Canto LII (p. 257), the later printing substitutes the bold >lines in the first printing with verses about Stinkschuld. I think there >should be some words explaining the change, but I found no editor's note to >clarify my question. I wonder which printing is more trustworthy. I am >actually quite annoyed by this 1991 printing because its pagination is >different from what many of you have quoted in the literature of Pound >criticism. Are there some articles or reviews to explain the editing >policy? Or are there any books on the textual history of _The Cantos_? > >best regards, >Electra Wang >