Literary notes about Version (AI summary)
The term "version" in literature often marks a distinct telling or adaptation of a narrative, revealing how stories evolve over time and across cultures. It may refer to an original rendering, as in a classic fairy tale recounted with unique detail ([1]), or to a translator’s and editor’s reinterpretation that breathes new life into a well-known work ([2]). At times, it highlights the differences between regional, historical, or even digital editions—pointing to shifts in style, content, or context, whether in an ancient manuscript ([3]) or a modern electronic release ([4]). This multiplicity underscores the dynamic nature of textual transmission, where each version provides a fresh perspective or feedback loop in the ongoing dialogue between tradition and innovation ([5], [6]).
- In the original version of the story the wizard may, perhaps, have turned into a heap of gold (see above, p.
— from Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore - I have permitted myself the liberty of supplying the omissions and euphemisms in Trench’s otherwise excellent and spirited version of the novel.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter - The earliest MSS which contain the common version of the Laodicean Epistle (to which this prologue is prefixed) date about A.D. 1430.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot - The important benefit of registering is that you will receive the latest version of the book on diskette (MS-DOS only).
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - According to a third and very different version, Gudrun was not drowned, but was borne by the waves to the land where Jonakur was king.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber - In the end he had got mixed up in some shady affair, some money transaction: at least, that was one version of his flight.
— from Dubliners by James Joyce
