By 1939, in his Prolegomena for the Oxford Shakespeare, McKerrow had changed his mind about this approach, as he feared that a later edition – even if it contained authorial corrections – would "deviate more widely than the earliest print from the author's original manuscript." He therefore concluded that the correct procedure would be "produced by using the earliest "good" print as copy-text and inserting into it, from the first edition which contains them, such corrections as appear to us to be derived from the author." But, fearing the arbitrary exercise of editorial judgment, McKerrow stated that, having concluded that a later edition had substantive revisions attributable to the author, "we must accept all the alterations of that edition, saving any which seem obvious blunders or misprints." COUNT 4
QSN1 Why did McKerrow alter his previous method of criticism? ANS1 deviate more widely than the earliest print from the author's original manuscript." QSN2 How did McKerrow alter his approach to copy-text analysis? ANS2 inserting into it, from the first edition which contains them, such corrections as appear to us to be derived from the author." QSN3 What did McKerrow concede about his new copy-text method? ANS3 we must accept all the alterations of that edition, saving any which seem obvious blunders or misprints QSN4 What work was the first to see McKerrow use his new method? ANS4 Prolegomena for the Oxford Shakespeare