Monday, August 27, 2012

two changes to editorial note for periodical printing of "Time to Come"

I have slightly revised the Publication Information statement and an editorial note for the periodical printing of "Time to Come" (http://whitmanarchive.org/published/periodical/poems/per.00057). As previously worded, the notes were potentially confusing about first publication and what printings were being referred to.

Previously, the notes read:
Publication Information

"Time to Come."  The New York Aurora  9 April 1842:  [1].  Revised version of "Our Future Lot," which first appeared in the Long-Islander sometime before 31 October 1838 (the relevant copies of the Long-Islander are no longer extant). More specific information about the Long-Islander printing is unknown at this time. "Our Future Lot" was reprinted in the Long Island Democrat on 31 October 1838. When published as "Time to Come" in the Aurora, the poem appeared with the notation "From the Democratic Review." To date, however, we have not been able to verify that it was originally published there.

Notes
In its first printing printing, "Time to Come" included a typographical error in the first line of the fourth stanza, where the poem reads "wili" instead of "will."


The text now reads:
Publication Information

"Time to Come."  The New York Aurora  9 April 1842:  [1].  Revised version of "Our Future Lot," which first appeared in the Long-Islander sometime before 31 October 1838 (the relevant copies of the Long-Islander are no longer extant). More specific information about the Long-Islander printing is unknown at this time. "Our Future Lot" was reprinted in the Long Island Democrat on 31 October 1838. When published as "Time to Come" in the Aurora, the poem appeared with the notation "From the Democratic Review." To date, however, we have not been able to verify that it was published there.

Notes
In this printing, "Time to Come" includes a typographical error in the first line of the fourth stanza, where the poem reads "wili" instead of "will."

~Liz

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Note in Whitman's "Fifty-first New-York City Veterans" revised

Per Ed and Eric's recommendations, part of note 21 in Whitman's "Fifty-first New-York City Veterans" has been revised to say: "Burnside was fired for these tactical errors." Previously, the note read "Burnside was fired for his role in this events' tactical errors".

~Janel

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Edits to With Walt Whitman in Camden introduction

Matt and Ken spotted a couple of typos and infelicities, which I've now remedied.

~ Brett

With Walt Whitman in Camden introduction updated

To reflect the fact that With Walt Whitman in Camden is now available in full and to update the staff credits, Matt Cohen has revised the introduction, which I've uploaded here.

 ~ Brett

Friday, August 10, 2012

Additional Pratt letters linked to select Civil War correspondence

Our transcriptions of Whitman's Reconstruction-era letters to or about Alfred Pratt have been linked in the first note for each of the following Civil War letters: loc.00606, loc.00842, loc.00843, and loc.00845. These notes previously pointed users to Miller's correspondence volumes for letters pertaining to Pratt that fell outside of the Civil War years. Since these later letters are now published on the site, we have revised these notes to indicate that.

~Janel