Prof Marcus Walsh BPhil., MA Oxon., PhD Toronto, FEA, FHEA.

Emeritus Professor of English Literature and Honorary Senior Research Fellow English

Work email Marcus.Walsh@liverpool.ac.uk
Personal Websitehttp://www.liv.ac.uk/english/staff/marcus-walsh/
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Publications

Selected Publications

Jonathan Swift: A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Scholarly edition - 2010)
Hypotheses, Evidence, Editing, and Explication (Journal article - 1999)
Fragments and Disquisitions: Johnson's Shakespeare in Context (Chapter - 2013)
Shakespeare, Milton and Eighteenth-Century Literary Editing: the Beginnings of Interpretative Scholarship (Book - 1997)
Goodness Nose: Sterne's Slawkenbergius, the Real Presence, and the Shapeable Text (Journal article - 1994)

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2021

Addison as Critic and Critical Theorist (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2021). Addison as Critic and Critical Theorist. In P. Davis (Ed.), Joseph Addison Tercentenary Essays (pp. 95-114). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198814030.0030006

DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198814030.0030006

Mimesis and Understanding in Samuel Johnson's Notes to Shakespeare (1765) (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2021). Mimesis and Understanding in Samuel Johnson's Notes to Shakespeare (1765). Age of Johnson: a scholarly annual, 24, 15-31. Retrieved from https://www.bucknell.edu/azdirectory/bucknell-university-press

2020

The Trade in Knowledge in Tristram Shandy (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2020). The Trade in Knowledge in Tristram Shandy. The Shandean: an annual volume devoted to Laurence Sterne.

2019

Swift, the Church, and Religion: the Sermons, the Tale, and the Critics (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2019). Swift, the Church, and Religion: the Sermons, the Tale, and the Critics. In J. Bischof, K. Juhas, & H. J. Real (Eds.), Reading Swift: Papers from the Seventh Muenster Symposium of Jonathan Swift (pp. 343-360). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink.

2016

‘Scholarly documentation in the Enlightenment: validation and interpretation’ (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2016). ‘Scholarly documentation in the Enlightenment: validation and interpretation’. In A. Tadié, & P. Bullard (Eds.), Ancients and Moderns in Europe: Comparative Perspectives (pp. 97-112). Oxford: Voltaire Foundation.

Allusion (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2016). Allusion. In J. Lynch (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800 (pp. 649-667). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2014

Complete Systems and Tristram Shandy (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2014). Complete Systems and Tristram Shandy. The Shandean: an annual volume devoted to Laurence Sterne, 25, 9-24.

Edmond Malone (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2014). Edmond Malone. In G. Day, & J. Lynch (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of British Literature 1660-1789 (pp. 123-124). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Si vulgus vult decipi, decipiatur (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2014). Si vulgus vult decipi, decipiatur. Eighteenth-Century Theory and Interpretation.

2013

Candid Interpretations: Hermann Real and our Understanding of the Swiftian Text (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2013). Candid Interpretations: Hermann Real and our Understanding of the Swiftian Text. In K. Juhas (Ed.), 'The first wit of the age': Essays on Swift and his Contemporaries in Honour of Hermann J. Real (pp. 100-110). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Edifying by the margent: echoing voices in Swift's Tale (Chapter)

Lynall, G., & Walsh, M. (2013). Edifying by the margent: echoing voices in Swift's Tale. In Reading Swift: Papers from the Sixth Muenster Symposium on Jonathan Swift (pp. 123-133). Munich: Wilhelm Fink.

Eighteenth-Century High Lyric: William Collins and Christopher Smart (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2013). Eighteenth-Century High Lyric: William Collins and Christopher Smart. In M. Thain (Ed.), The Lyric Poem: Formations and Transformations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Fragments and Disquisitions: Johnson's Shakespeare in Context (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2013). Fragments and Disquisitions: Johnson's Shakespeare in Context. In H. Weinbrot (Ed.), Samuel Johnson: New Contexts for a New Century. San Marino: Huntington Library Press.

Swift's Tale of a Tub and the mock book (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2013). Swift's Tale of a Tub and the mock book. In P. Bullard, & J. McLaverty (Eds.), Jonathan Swift and the Eighteenth-Century Book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9781107016262

Understanding and Explaining the Literary Text: a Return to Interpretation (Conference Paper)

Walsh, M. (2013). Understanding and Explaining the Literary Text: a Return to Interpretation. In A. Walczuk, & W. Witalisz (Eds.), Old Challenges / New Horizons : PASE 2012 (pp. 10-25). Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press.

2012

Editing and Publishing Shakespeare (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2012). Editing and Publishing Shakespeare. In P. Sabor, & F. Ritchie (Eds.), Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century (pp. 21-40). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2010

Edmond Malone (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2010). Edmond Malone. In C. Rawson, P. Holland, & A. Poole (Eds.), Great Shakespeareans: Dryden, Pope, Johnson, Malone (Vol. 1, pp. 160-199). London: Continuum.

Jonathan Swift: A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Scholarly edition)

Jonathan Swift: A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (2010). . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Theories of Text, Editorial Theory, and Textual Criticism (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2010). Theories of Text, Editorial Theory, and Textual Criticism. In M. Suarez, & H. Woudhuysen (Eds.), Oxford Companion to the Book (Vol. 1, pp. 156-163). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2009

Classical, patristic and vernacular literary scholarship in the eighteenth century (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2009). Classical, patristic and vernacular literary scholarship in the eighteenth century. In M. Suarez, & M. Turner (Eds.), The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain 1695-1830 (Vol. 5, pp. 1-15). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Scriblerian satire, A Political Romance, the "Rabelaisian Fragment", and the origins of Tristram Shandy (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2009). Scriblerian satire, A Political Romance, the "Rabelaisian Fragment", and the origins of Tristram Shandy. In T. Keymer (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Laurence Sterne (pp. 21-33). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2008

George Steevens and the 1778 Variorum: a hermeneutics and a social economy of annotation (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2008). George Steevens and the 1778 Variorum: a hermeneutics and a social economy of annotation. In P. Sabor (Ed.), Shakespeare and the Eighteenth Century (pp. 155-166). London: Ashgate.

Telling Tales and Gathering Fragments: Swift's Tale of a Tub (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2008). Telling Tales and Gathering Fragments: Swift's Tale of a Tub. In H. J. Real (Ed.), Reading Swift: Papers from the Fifth Muenster Symposium on Jonathan Swift (pp. 151-163). Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag.

2005

RAE 2008: Some Thoughts and Some Questions (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2005). RAE 2008: Some Thoughts and Some Questions. CCUE News, 6-11.

2003

Form and function in the English eighteenth-century literary edition: the case of Edward Capell (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2003). Form and function in the English eighteenth-century literary edition: the case of Edward Capell. Studies in Bibliography, 54, 225-241.

Swift and Religion (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2003). Swift and Religion. In C. Fox (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Swift (pp. 161-176). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2002

Go figure: metaphors of textuality (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (2002). Go figure: metaphors of textuality. Variants: the Journal of the European Society for Textual Scholarship, 1, 1-17.

Laurence Sterne (Book)

Walsh, M. (Ed.) (2002). Laurence Sterne. London: Longman.

2001

Literary scholarship and the life of editing (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (2001). Literary scholarship and the life of editing. In I. Rivers (Ed.), Books and their Readers in the Eighteenth Century (pp. 191-215). London and New York: Leicester University Press.

1999

'Community of Mind': Christopher Smart and the Poetics of Allusion (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (1999). 'Community of Mind': Christopher Smart and the Poetics of Allusion. In C. Hawes (Ed.), Christopher Smart and the Enlightenment (pp. 29-46). New York: St Martins.

Hypotheses, Evidence, Editing, and Explication (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1999). Hypotheses, Evidence, Editing, and Explication. Yearbook of English Studies, 29, 24-42.

Swift and Anglican Rationalism and the Grounds of Interpretation (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1999). Swift and Anglican Rationalism and the Grounds of Interpretation. Swift Studies, 14, 21-28.

1998

A Very Peculiar Practice: Christopher Smart and the Poetic Language of 'Early Romanticism' (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (1998). A Very Peculiar Practice: Christopher Smart and the Poetic Language of 'Early Romanticism'. In T. Woodman (Ed.), Early Romantics: Perspectives in British Poetry from Pope to Wordsworth (pp. 151-165). London: Macmillan.

Eighteenth-century Editing, 'Appropriation', and Interpretation (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1998). Eighteenth-century Editing, 'Appropriation', and Interpretation. Shakespeare Survey, 51, 125-139.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Christopher Smart and the Lexis of the Peculiar (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1998). Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Christopher Smart and the Lexis of the Peculiar. Yearbook of English Studies, 28, 144-162.

1997

Biblical Scholarship and Literary Criticism (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (1997). Biblical Scholarship and Literary Criticism. In H. Nisbet, & C. Rawson (Eds.), The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: The Eighteenth Century (Vol. 4, pp. 758-777). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Shakespeare, Milton and Eighteenth-Century Literary Editing: the Beginnings of Interpretative Scholarship (Book)

Walsh, M. (1997). Shakespeare, Milton and Eighteenth-Century Literary Editing: the Beginnings of Interpretative Scholarship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1995

Profession and Authority: The Interpretation of the Bible in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1995). Profession and Authority: The Interpretation of the Bible in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Literature and Theology, 9, 383-398.

1994

Goodness Nose: Sterne's Slawkenbergius, the Real Presence, and the Shapeable Text (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1994). Goodness Nose: Sterne's Slawkenbergius, the Real Presence, and the Shapeable Text. British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 17, 55-63.

1993

Context in Eighteenth-Century Usage (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1993). Context in Eighteenth-Century Usage. British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 40, 308-310.

The Fluid Text and the Orientations of Editing (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (1993). The Fluid Text and the Orientations of Editing. In W. Chernaik, M. Deegan, & C. Davis (Eds.), The Politics of the Electronic Text (pp. 31-39). Oxford: Office for Humanities Communication.

1992

Editing Then (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1992). Editing Then. Essays in Criticism, 42, 243-251.

The Superfoetation of Literature: Attitudes to the Printed Book in the Eighteenth-Century (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1992). The Superfoetation of Literature: Attitudes to the Printed Book in the Eighteenth-Century. British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 15, 151-161.

1991

Bentley our Contemporary: or, Editors, Ancient and Modern (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (1991). Bentley our Contemporary: or, Editors, Ancient and Modern. In M. Walsh, & I. C. Small (Eds.), The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing: Essays in Honour of James T Boulton (pp. 157-185). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Editing Johnson's Dictionary: some Editorial and Textual Considerations (Chapter)

Walsh, M., & McDermott, A. C. (1991). Editing Johnson's Dictionary: some Editorial and Textual Considerations. In M. Walsh, & I. C. Small (Eds.), The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing: Essays in Honour of James T Boulton (pp. 34-61). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing: Essays in Honour of James T Boulton (Book)

Walsh, M., & Small, I. C. (Eds.) (1991). The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing: Essays in Honour of James T Boulton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1990

A Cambridge College Library in the Eighteenth Century: Christopher Smart's Borrowings at Pembroke (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1990). A Cambridge College Library in the Eighteenth Century: Christopher Smart's Borrowings at Pembroke. The Library, 12, 34-49.

Text, 'Text', and Swift's A Tale of a Tub (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1990). Text, 'Text', and Swift's A Tale of a Tub. Modern Language Review, 85, 290-303.

The Uses of Literary Evidence: Christopher Smart's 'Knowledge' of Hebrew (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1990). The Uses of Literary Evidence: Christopher Smart's 'Knowledge' of Hebrew. English Studies, 71, 353-360.

1989

Samuel Johnson on Poetic Lice and Fleas (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1989). Samuel Johnson on Poetic Lice and Fleas. Notes and Queries, 36, 470.

1988

Literary Annotation and Biblical Commentary: the Case of Patrick Hume's Annotations on Paradise Lost (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1988). Literary Annotation and Biblical Commentary: the Case of Patrick Hume's Annotations on Paradise Lost. Milton Quarterly, 22, 109-114.

1987

Christopher Smart: Poetical Works: A Translation of the Psalms of David. (Scholarly edition)

Christopher Smart: Poetical Works: A Translation of the Psalms of David. (1987). . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

1986

Editing Poetry: Theory and Practice (Chapter)

Walsh, M. (1986). Editing Poetry: Theory and Practice. In M. Coulthard (Ed.), Talking about Text (pp. 75-87). Birmingham: English Language Research.

Smart's Pillars and the Hutchinsonians (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1986). Smart's Pillars and the Hutchinsonians. Notes and Queries, 33, 67-70.

1983

Christopher Smart: Poetical Works: Religious Poetry, 1763-71. (Scholarly edition)

Christopher Smart: Poetical Works: Religious Poetry, 1763-71. (1983). . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

1979

Christopher Smart: Selected Poems (Book)

Walsh, M. (Ed.) (1979). Christopher Smart: Selected Poems. Manchester: Carcanet.

John Gay: Selected Poems (Book)

Walsh, M. (Ed.) (1979). John Gay: Selected Poems. Manchester: Carcanet.

1977

Another Edition of the 'Proposals' for Christopher Smart's Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Journal article)

Walsh, M. (1977). Another Edition of the 'Proposals' for Christopher Smart's Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Notes and Queries, 24, 264.