I'm so happy to see one of the greatest 20th century American poets quoted right at the beginning! Elizabeth Bishop was amazing! Something fun to do at work is to read her correspondence with another great 20th century poet, Robert Lowell (Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell).
> This Standard Ebooks edition is based on a transcription of the 1922 Shakespeare and Company first edition, with emendations from pre-1929 errata lists and the second edition in its 1927 ninth printing by Shakespeare and Company. It does not track any one particular edition, but rather is a blend of pre-1929 editions that aims to contain what scholars might consider to be the most accurate version of what was printed before 1929. Therefore, various probable misprints have been retained that may have been corrected in post-1929 editions. Consultation of various editions of the book and the historical collation list appended to Hans Walter Gabler’s Critical and Synoptic Edition is advised before contacting Standard Ebooks about potential mistakes.
As someone who is fascinated with the textual history of Ulysses, this is going to raise some hackles.
Their edition is based on this. That does not mean it is faithful to it. For instance, if they followed their guideline, their edition modernized the text with modern US typography and conventions. See https://standardebooks.org/contribute/producing-an-ebook-ste...
You are correct that we usually do that, however for Ulysses we made an exception and transcribed the print exactly, so there are no changes from the print edition. (Except for whatever pre-1929 corrections we brought in based on our research.)
Please can we stop gatekeeping somebody enjoying a book that's known to be highly inaccessible. However one chooses to engage with Ulysses is perfectly fine.
