Um estudo crítico sobre os papéis do editor, do preparador e do revisor do texto literário

Abstract

This study is a research on the roles fulfilled by the publisher, the editor and the proofreader in literary texts. On a manner of accomplishing this research, it was elected theoretical support regarding publishing business and editing of texts, aiming an critical reading of the bibliographic material , therefore, propose new definitions to those professions. We expatiate on the thought of Houaiss (1983) Elementos de bibliologia; of Araújo (2008) A construção do livro: princípios da técnica de editoração; and Ribeiro (2016) Em busca do texto perfeito: questões contemporâneas de edição, preparação e revisão textual, concerning the concept of the text professionals. Aside from the author mentioned, some deliberations regarding other concepts were made according to other sources. After this reflection, proposals of a definition of the publisher, the editor and proofreader are done according to the comparison of the theoretical reference. In Lastly, we expose our conclusion that highlights the lack of research on editing text of the literary genre and to suggest new studies supported on our results.