Theory of Prose Revised

[Benjamin Sher]

Dear Seelangers:

I would like to inform those of you who purchased my first edition of Theory
of Prose (Dalkey Archive Press, 1990) or who have used a library copy that a
new, THOROUGHLY revised edition of Shklovsky's masterpiece will be available
soon. It is in the final stages of preparation and should be ready for
submission to a new publisher this fall.

While I am proud, generally speaking, of my original translation and equally
proud of Dalkey Archive for their pioneering role in publishing this first
complete translation into English, it is my duty to inform my readers that,
due to the extraordinary constraints of time imposed on both translator and
publisher at the time, many errors had made their way into the text.

The new edition will be a totally revised, hopefully definitive version, and
I look forward to remedying this situation. I am pleased to have the
opportunity of doing full justice to Shklovsky's great work.

I am currently looking for a publisher for the new edition. When a publisher
is found and a date of publication is announced, I'll make an official
announcement to that effect through the list.

Yours,

Benjamin Sher
sher07 at bellsouth.net