Professor Jim McLaverty

Title: Emeritus Professor
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I have been at Keele since 1972, having read English at Pembroke College, Oxford, where I also completed a BLitt. In 1997 I was Fellow of the Centre for the Book at the British Library in London.

My main research interests are in eighteenth-century literature, especially Pope, Swift, and Johnson, and in the theory of textual criticism

I am textual adviser to the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift, which is due to appear in eighteen volumes between 2008 and 2015. The first volume, English Political Writings, 1711-1714, appeared in 2008; A Tale of a Tub in July 2010, and Gulliver’s Travels will be published in 2011

In 2004 David Womersley and I were given a grant of ££533,661 for five years from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to help with the textual editing of the Cambridge volumes and to compile an archive of variant Swift texts to complement the print edition. The archive is now available, containing texts and critical introduction.

I am in the late stages of planning a collection of essays with Paddy Bullard (University of Kent) on Swift and the Nature of the Book, and I am exploring the possibility of writing a short introduction, How to Read an Eighteenth-Century Book, for CUP.

  • ‘Swift and the Art of Political Publication: Hints and Title Pages, 1711-1714’, in Politics and Literature in the Age of Swift, ed. Claude Rawson (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), pp. 116-139.
  • Short signed introductions to 300 texts in Jonathan Swift Archive (2010)
  • [with Nicolas Barker], ‘David Fairweather Foxon, 1923-2001’, Proceedings of the British Academy, 161 (2009), 159-75.
  • ‘The Concept of Authorial Intention in Textual Criticism’, in Anglo-American Scholarly Editing, 1980-2005, Ecdotica, 6 (2009), 57-75 [reprint of an article first published in 1984].
  • [With Linda Bree], ‘The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift and the Future of the Scholarly Edition’, in Text Editing, Print and the Digital World, ed. M. Deegan and K. Sutherland (Farnham: Ashgate, 2009), pp. 127-36.
  • ‘The Failure of the Swift-Pope Miscellanies (1727-32) and The Life and Genuine Character of Doctor Swift (1733)’, in Reading Swift: Papers from The Fifth Münster Symposium on Jonathan Swift, ed. H. J. Real (München: Wilhelm Fink, 2008), pp. 131-48.
  • ‘Naming and Shaming in the Poetry of Pope and Swift’, in Swift’s Travels: Eighteenth-Century British Satire and its Legacy, ed. N. Hudson and A. Santesso (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008), pp. 160-75.
  • ‘Pope and the Book Trade’, in The Cambridge Companion to Alexander Pope, ed. Pat Rogers (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007), pp. 186-97.

Selected Publications

  • Mclaverty J. 2012. The Revision of the First Edition of Gulliver's Travels: Book-Trade Context, Interleaving, Two Cancels, and a Failure to Catch. Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 106(1), 5-35.
  • Mclaverty J. 2011. Italics in Swift's Poems. Swift Studies, vol. 26, 22-37.
  • Mclaverty J, Bullard PS, Cook D, Rounce A. 2010. Jonathan Swift Archive. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 2010. Swift and the Art of Political Publication: Hints and Title Pages, 1711-1714. In Politics and Literature in the Age of Swift. Rawson C (Ed.). Cambridge Univ Pr.
  • MCLAVERTY J. 2010. The Concept of Authorial Intention in Textual Criticism. In Ecdotica (2009).

Full Publications List show

Books

  • McLaverty J. 2001. Pope, Print and Meaning. Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

  • Mclaverty J. 2012. The Revision of the First Edition of Gulliver's Travels: Book-Trade Context, Interleaving, Two Cancels, and a Failure to Catch. Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 106(1), 5-35.
  • Mclaverty J. 2011. Italics in Swift's Poems. Swift Studies, vol. 26, 22-37.
  • McLaverty J. 2007. 'Pamela' in the market place: Literary controversy and print culture in eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. SCRIBLERIAN AND THE KIT-CATS, vol. 40(1-2), 122-124. link>
  • McLaverty J. 2006. The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. CAMBRIDGE QUARTERLY, vol. 35(4), 383-387. link> doi>
  • McLaverty J. 2005. The myth of print culture: Essays on evidence, textuality, and bibliographical method. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES, vol. 56(224), 313-315. link> doi>
  • McLaverty J. 2003. A biographer at work: Samuel Johnson's notes for the 'Life of Pope'. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES, vol. 54(216), 542-544. link>
  • McLaverty J. 2002. Studies in bibliography, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, vol 52. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES, vol. 53(211), 424-426. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 2002. 'Warburton's false comma: reason and virtue in Pope's "Essay on Man"'. Modern Philology, vol. 99(3), 379-392. doi>
  • McLaverty J. 2000. The Cambridge history of literary criticism, vol 4, the Eighteenth century. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 47(4), 517-519. link> doi>
  • McLaverty J. 2000. Thomas Gray: The progress of a poet. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 47(4), 521-522. link> doi>
  • McLaverty J. 1998. Order and connexion: Studies in bibliography and book history. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES, vol. 49(196), 487-488. link>
  • McLaverty J. 1997. Resemblance & disgrace Alexander Pope and the deformation of culture - Deutsch,H. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 44(3), 407-408. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1996. THE LATIN AND GREEK POEMS OF JOHNSON,SAMUEL - TEXT, TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY - BALDWIN,B. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 43(2), 222-224. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1996. ESSAYS ON POPE - ROGERS,P. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 43(1), 91. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1995. SCRIBAL PUBLICATION IN 17TH-CENTURY ENGLAND - LOVE,H. SCRIBLERIAN AND THE KIT-CATS, vol. 27(2), 214-216. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1994. THE BOOK ENCOMPASSED - STUDIES IN 20TH-CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHY - DAVISON,P. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 41(2), 269-270. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1993. THE CONTRACT FOR POPE TRANSLATION OF HOMER 'ILIAD' - AN INTRODUCTION AND TRANSCRIPTION. LIBRARY, vol. 15(3), 206-225. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1993. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEXT-EDITING - ESSAYS IN HONOR OF BOULTON,JAMES,T. - SMALL,I, WALSH,M. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 40(2), 267-268. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1992. POPE - NEW CONTEXTS - FAIRER,D. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 39(2), 226-227. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1992. POPE 'DUNCIAD' OF 1728 - A HISTORY AND FACSIMILE - VANDERMEULEN,DL. SCRIBLERIAN AND THE KIT-CATS, vol. 24(2), 180-182. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1990. JOHNSON SHAKESPEARE - PARKER,GF. ESSAYS IN CRITICISM, vol. 40(2), 164-170. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1989. ENGLISH-FICTION OF THE 18TH-CENTURY 1700-1789 - PROBYN,CT. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 36(1), 110-112. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1989. 'JOSEPH ANDREWS' - FIELDING,H, COPLEY,S, EDITOR. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 36(1), 110-112. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1989. 'JOSEPH ANDREWS' WITH 'SHAMELA' AND RELATED WRITINGS - FIELDING,H, GOLDBERG,H, EDITOR. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 36(1), 110-112. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1988. JOHNSON 'DICTIONARY' AND THE LANGUAGE OF LEARNING - DEMARIA,R. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 35(2), 239-241. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1988. POPE TEXT, LIFE AFTER TWICKENHAM. SCRIBLERIAN AND THE KIT-CATS, vol. 21(1), 1-3. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1987. AN INTRODUCTION TO BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND TEXTUAL STUDIES - WILLIAMS,WP, ABBOT,CS. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 34(4), 530-531. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1987. POPE 'DUNCIAD' AND THE QUEEN-OF-NIGHT - A STUDY IN EMOTIONAL JACOBITISM - BROOKSDAVIES,D. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 34(1), 89-91. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1987. POPE,ALEXANDER - A LIFE - MACK,M. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 34(1), 88-89. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1987. POPE,ALEXANDER - BROWN,L. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 34(1), 89-91. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1987. THE PROSE WORKS OF POPE,ALEXANDER, VOL 2, THE MAJOR WORKS, 1725-1744 - COWLER,R, EDITOR. SCRIBLERIAN AND THE KIT-CATS, vol. 20(1), 64-66. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1986. FROM DEFINITION TO EXPLANATION - LOCKE INFLUENCE ON JOHNSON DICTIONARY. JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF IDEAS, vol. 47(3), 377-394. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1985. POPE 'ESSAY ON MAN' - NUTTALL,AD. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 32(4), 529-530. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1985. POPE AND JACOB,GILES 'LIVES OF THE POETS THE DUNCIAD' AS ALTERNATIVE LITERARY-HISTORY. MODERN PHILOLOGY, vol. 83(1), 22-32. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1985. REALISM, MYTH, AND HISTORY IN DEFOE FICTION - NOVAK,ME. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 32(1), 128-129. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1985. STUDIES IN 18TH-CENTURY CULTURE, VOL 12 - PAYNE,HC. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 32(1), 126-127. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1985. THE TEXTS OF 'KING LEAR' AND THEIR ORIGINS, VOL 1, OKES,NICHOLAS AND THE 1ST QUARTO - BLAYNEY,PWM. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 32(1), 112-113. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1984. THE CONCEPT OF AUTHORIAL INTENTION IN TEXTUAL CRITICISM. LIBRARY, vol. 6(2), 121-138. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1983. POPE,ALEXANDER - AN ANNOTATED-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 20TH-CENTURY CRITICISM 1900-1979 - KOWALK,W. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 30(1), 81-82. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1981. COMTEAN FETISHISM IN 'SILAS MARNER' + ELIOT,GEORGE. NINETEENTH-CENTURY FICTION, vol. 36(3), 318-336. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1981. DEFOE ART OF FICTION - 'ROBINSON CRUSOE', 'MOLL FLANDERS', 'COLONEL JACK', AND 'ROXANA' - BLEWETT,D. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 28(6), 548-549. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1981. NO ABUSE + SHAKESPEARE - THE PRINCE AND FALSTAFF IN THE TAVERN SCENES OF 'HENRY IV'. SHAKESPEARE SURVEY, 105-110. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1981. POPE,ALEXANDER - THE POET IN THE POEMS - GRIFFIN,DH. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 28(1), 79-80. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1980. POPE HORATIAN POEMS - NEW VARIANT STATE. MODERN PHILOLOGY, vol. 77(3), 304-306. link> doi>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1978. INTRODUCTION TO POPE - ROGERS,P. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 25(6), 559-560. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1978. POPE,ALEXANDER 'OPUS MAGNUM' 1729-1744 - LERANBAUM,M. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 25(6), 559-560. link>
  • MCLAVERTY J. 1975. THE BOWYER ORNAMENT STOCK - MASLEN,KID. NOTES AND QUERIES, vol. 22(1), 42-43. link>

Chapters

  • MCLAVERTY J. 2010. Swift and the Art of Political Publication: Hints and Title Pages, 1711-1714. In Politics and Literature in the Age of Swift. Rawson C (Ed.). Cambridge Univ Pr.
  • MCLAVERTY J. 2010. The Concept of Authorial Intention in Textual Criticism. In Ecdotica (2009).
  • BARKER N and MCLAVERTY J. 2009. David Fairweather Foxon, 1923-2001. In Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 161, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows, VIII. London BA (Ed.). Oxford University Press, USA.
  • BREE L and MCLAVERTY J. 2009. The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift and the Future of the Scholarly Edition. In Text editing, print and the digital world. Deegan M and Sutherland K (Eds.). Ashgate Pub Co.
  • MCLAVERTY J. 2008. Naming and Shaming in the Poetry of Swift, 1726-1745. In Swift's travels. Hudson N and Santesso A (Eds.). Cambridge Univ Pr.
  • MCLAVERTY J. 2008. The Failure of the Swift-Pope Miscellanies (1727-1732) and The Life and Genuine Characte of Doctor Swift (1733). In Reading Swift: Papers from the Fifth Munster Symposium on Jonathan Swift. Munchen: Wilhelm Fink.
  • McLaverty J. 2007. Pope and the Book Trade. In Cambridge Companion to Alexander Pope. Rogers P (Ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • McLaverty J. 2004. Bernard Lintot. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Matthew HCG and Harrison B (Eds.). Oxford University Press.
  • McLaverty J. 2004. Topham Beauclerk. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Matthew HCG and Harrison B (Eds.). Oxford University Press.
  • McLaverty J. 2003. David Foxon, Humanist Biblographer. In Studies in Biblography. Meulen DLV (Ed.). (vol. 54). University of Virginia Press.
  • McLaverty D. 2003. For Who So Fond as Youthful Bards of Fame? Pope's Works of 1717. In The Culture of Collected Editions. Nash A (Ed.). Palgrave.
  • McLaverty J. Rading David Fleeman's Bibliography of Samuel Johnson. In The Age of Johnson. by PJK and Author JL (Eds.). (vol. 13). Ams Press.

Other

  • Mclaverty J, Bullard PS, Cook D, Rounce A. 2010. Jonathan Swift Archive. link>
  • Mclaverty J. 2001. Addenda and Corrigenda to J. D. Fleeman's 'A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson, 1731-1984'. link>