Proposals

ubmission of proposals for texts published by the Society are always welcome—both texts an applicant would like to edit and a text an applicant would like someone else to edit so as to make it more widely available. If the latter, please indicate some possibilities of who might edit the text.

RETS publishes critical editions of non-dramatic works from 1475 to 1660 in England, either printed books in English or transcribed English manuscripts. A proposal should include the following:

• a description of the text and its contents
• its value to us now and its usefulness
• a history (with commentary) of any earlier editions or printings, including an argument for this edition if previous ones exist
• the length of the proposed edition, including introductory and critical materials
• a description of the apparatus to be included
  • an outline of the introduction
  • a description of the appendices
  • the number, if any, of anticipated illustrations

Edited manuscript miscellanies should conform to the standards noted here.

Send the proposal and your c.v. to the interim President of the Society, Joseph Black (jlblack@umass.edu), by February 1 of any given year for consideration at the RSA meeting in late May.