The textual critic's ultimate objective is the production of a "critical edition".[citation needed] This contains the text that the author has determined most closely approximates the original, and is accompanied by an apparatus criticus or critical apparatus. The critical apparatus presents the author's work in three parts: first, a list or description of the evidence that the editor used (names of manuscripts, or abbreviations called sigla); second, the editor's analysis of that evidence (sometimes a simple likelihood rating),[citation needed]; and third, a record of rejected variants of the text (often in order of preference).[citation needed] COUNT 7
QSN1 What is included in or accompanies in "critical edition"? ANS1 apparatus criticus or critical apparatus QSN2 What is the purpose of the critical apparatus? ANS2 presents the author's work in three parts QSN3 What is the goal of the textual critic? ANS3 a "critical edition" QSN4 A critical edition of a text is accompanied by what? ANS4 apparatus criticus or critical apparatus. QSN5 What is included in the first part of the critical apparatus? ANS5 a list or description of the evidence that the editor used (names of manuscripts, or abbreviations called sigla) QSN6 What is included in the second part of the critical apparatus? ANS6 the editor's analysis of that evidence (sometimes a simple likelihood rating) QSN7 What is included in the final part of the critical apparatus? ANS7 a record of rejected variants of the text (often in order of preference)