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Katte Textual Criticism: Introduction (DO NOT REPLY)
Okay! This is the thread where I talk about our sources for Katte's execution. But first, logistics: there's going to be a comment for discussion, once all the comments on this topic are up. I'd like to keep the rest of the comments reply-free, so that I can edit them as needed, since I'm sure during the course of the discussion we'll find things that need to be fixed and things that need to be added. (Yes, technically I'll be replying to this particular comment, but I'd also like to have a designated discussion thread to reduce confusion.)
Now, what I'm going to do in this thread is present an analysis of the sources we have for Katte's execution. First, I'll paste the raw source material: Wilhelmine, Pöllnitz, Thiébault, Fontane, Catt, Voltaire, Münchow, and Friedrich Wilhelm, one in each comment. Because Wilhelmine includes large amounts of detail that aren't in any other source and therefore aren't relevant to the discussion, large chunks of her content have been omitted. I will use brackets to signal omitted text.
Next, I'll give a brief overview of the comparative method and how I'm applying it.
Then we get to the meat of the discussion: three comments analyzing the relationship of the texts to each other. In this part, I'm not concerned with which sources are more reliable. I’='m trying to figure out how many independent versions of events we have.
In the final comment, I'll talk about my conclusions, and use my findings to speculate as to what really happened, and how our different authors may have arrived at certain elements of their various accounts.
At that point, I'll open up the thread for discussion.
Now, what I'm going to do in this thread is present an analysis of the sources we have for Katte's execution. First, I'll paste the raw source material: Wilhelmine, Pöllnitz, Thiébault, Fontane, Catt, Voltaire, Münchow, and Friedrich Wilhelm, one in each comment. Because Wilhelmine includes large amounts of detail that aren't in any other source and therefore aren't relevant to the discussion, large chunks of her content have been omitted. I will use brackets to signal omitted text.
Next, I'll give a brief overview of the comparative method and how I'm applying it.
Then we get to the meat of the discussion: three comments analyzing the relationship of the texts to each other. In this part, I'm not concerned with which sources are more reliable. I’='m trying to figure out how many independent versions of events we have.
In the final comment, I'll talk about my conclusions, and use my findings to speculate as to what really happened, and how our different authors may have arrived at certain elements of their various accounts.
At that point, I'll open up the thread for discussion.