tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post217239419011339054..comments2024-01-07T14:32:39.787-05:00Comments on Ahab Beckons: Norton Critical Editions Moby-DickLemuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15472255526491496651noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post-62518468202426137332012-01-09T14:56:57.057-05:002012-01-09T14:56:57.057-05:00@grumpybeantown -- Sorry for the late reply. The ...@grumpybeantown -- Sorry for the late reply. The B&N Classics paperback edition was mentioned in a 4/27/11 post. Since it's not the Northwestern-Newberry text, I didn't examine it further -- don't have a copy handy, so I can't comment on the footnotes. The NCE 2nd edition is examined in a 5/9/11 post. It has "footnotes up the wazoo." You might also consider the Longman edition examined in the same post.Gansevoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190512916384175164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post-88121325237829105512011-08-11T09:51:58.744-04:002011-08-11T09:51:58.744-04:00I wonder if I could trouble you to ask how the NCE...I wonder if I could trouble you to ask how the NCE compares with the Barnes & Noble Classics Series edition, especially in regard to the quality/quantity of the footnotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post-56738377257461059232011-02-19T19:37:37.668-05:002011-02-19T19:37:37.668-05:00There are several copies of the earlier, "gre...There are several copies of the earlier, "green cover" Norton Critical Edition currently up on eBay; including a hard-cover copy (eBay item #160544494957).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post-53805640169280409722011-02-19T12:58:28.492-05:002011-02-19T12:58:28.492-05:00That makes the choice clear, so long as I can rema...That makes the choice clear, so long as I can remain realistic about the limits on my time and energy. Thank you, Lemuel!Ynothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121161059514673314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post-72161254345715844372011-02-14T18:18:17.047-05:002011-02-14T18:18:17.047-05:00I think the choice between the two editions boils ...I think the choice between the two editions boils down to whether you're likely to get more value out of explanatory footnotes or lists of textual variants. Nine out of ten readers, I would imagine, will benefit more from the former than the latter.Lemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472255526491496651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243136221383882465.post-19663462663131160862011-02-12T09:57:12.825-05:002011-02-12T09:57:12.825-05:00I have yet to read Moby Dick, in anticipation of t...I have yet to read Moby Dick, in anticipation of the 2012 MDM. I know I have a copy of it in my library but am not sure of what version. I suspect it is a Penguin edition a decade or more old. If I were to buy only one of the Norton critical editions, which do you recommend?Ynothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121161059514673314noreply@blogger.com