Variorum

Variorum

A Variorum is a work that collates all known variants of a text. It is a work of textual criticism, whereby all variations and emendations are set side by side so that a reader can track how textual decisions have been made in the preparation of a text for publication. The Bible and the works of William Shakespeare have often been the subjects of variorum editions, although the same techniques have been applied with less frequency to many other works.

A variorum of the Bible has been produced at various times in history and of various scopes. Documenting each line of text with "all" variants in wording, from "all" known source documents, presented chronologically, helps translators of the Bible establish primacy and prevalence of various line readings.

There have also been noteworthy variorums of the works of William Shakespeare, including the readings of all quartos and folios; the textual decisions, or choices, of past editors; and a compilation of all critical notes. Variorum editions help editors and scholars understand the historical evolution of the Shakespeare texts, as well as to decode dubious lines and decide upon most likely authorial intent.


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  • variorum — [ varjɔrɔm ] adj. inv. • 1842; n. m. « édition variorum » 1721; abrév. de la loc. lat. cum notis variorum scriptorum « avec les notes de plusieurs commentateurs » ♦ Didact. Édition variorum, avec des notes et des commentaires. ● variorum nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Variorum — Va ri*o rum, a. [L., abbrev. fr. cum notis variorum with notes of various persons.] Containing notes by different persons; applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • variorum — 1728, Latin, genitive masculine plural of varius (see VARY (Cf. vary)), in phrase editio cum notis variorum an edition (especially of the complete works of a classical author) with notes of various commentators or editors. Use with reference to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • variorum — variȏrum m <indekl.> DEFINICIJA naziv koji je u 17. i 18. st. označavao tiskano djelo klasičnog autora popraćeno dopunama više komentatora ETIMOLOGIJA lat. editio cum notis variorum scriptorum: izdanje s bilješkama raznih pisaca …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • variorum — [ver΄ē ôr′əm, var΄ē ôr′əm] n. [L, of various (scholars), gen. pl. of varius: see VARIOUS] 1. an edition or text, as of a literary work, containing notes by various editors, scholars, etc. 2. an edition of a work containing variant versions of the …   English World dictionary

  • variorum — I. noun Etymology: Latin variorum of various persons (genitive plural masculine of varius), in the phrase cum notis variorum with the notes of various persons Date: 1728 1. an edition or text with notes by different persons 2. an edition… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • VARIORUM — adj. inv. T. de Bibliographie , qui est une abréviation de cette phrase latine : Cum notis variorum scriptorum. Il s’emploie en parlant d’Auteurs latins imprimés avec des notes de plusieurs commentateurs. Une édition variorum. Un Horace variorum …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • variorum — /vair ee awr euhm, ohr /, adj. 1. containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare. 2. containing many notes and commentaries by a number of scholars or critics: a variorum text of Cicero. n. 3. a… …   Universalium

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  • variorum — /vɛəriˈɔrəm/ (say vairree awruhm) adjective 1. (of an edition, etc.) characterised by various versions of the text or commentaries by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare. –noun 2. a variorum edition, text, etc. {Latin (ēditio cum… …  

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