Literary notes about editorial (AI summary)
The term "editorial" appears in literature with a range of functions, from describing an authorial style to marking specific types of commentary. In some works, it denotes a spirited, sometimes overzealous interjection into the narrative ([1]), while in others it identifies a distinct section or voice that reflects collective judgment or opinion, as with newspaper columns and commentaries ([2], [3]). Authors have also used it metalinguistically to refer to the process of editorial alteration or note-taking ([4], [5]), and to criticize or satirize the biases of that very process ([6]). Moreover, the term sometimes extends to denote a persona or a subtle reminder of the collaborative nature of publishing, evidenced by references to editorial staffs and prefaces ([7], [8]). This diverse usage underscores how "editorial" has evolved in literature to signify both the act of editing and the expression of collective or authoritative commentary.
- In some other cases this editorial spirit has been over-meddlesome and has gone astray.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - Laura C. Holloway is upon the editorial staff of the Brooklyn Eagle .
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - The New York Herald (editorial), Sept. 12, 1852 .
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - Violent as it was, an editorial note witnesses that it was modified.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - [Pg 145] EDITORIAL NOTE TO POETRY
— from Ecce Homo by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Whether this was due to editorial prejudice against sex, or against freedom of religious belief, is unknown.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - Translated from the French by H. P. Horton, with editorial preface by Edward Lindsey and with an introduction by Frank H. Norcross.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - For some time Mrs. Dall assisted in the editorial department.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I