The subject Editing English literary texts is highly useful considering the assessments of text editions presently available to users and also the potential individual contributions of the future researcher in the editing of a literary text.

The first of these aspects is an unavoidable starting point of any rigorous research, given that the researcher should be able to identify the characteristics and validity of the text or texts on which she or he wishes to carry out any sort of research. The selection of the ‘starting’ text is the basic pillar on which the posterior research is built.

This subject has a highly practical nature, meaning that the different theoretical premises will be analysed in relation to their concrete applications, and specific problems in texts belonging to different literary traditions and genres will be assessed and compared.