Marginalia: Readers Writing in BooksYale University Press, 01/01/2001 - 324 páginas From Pierre de Fermat to Samuel Taylor Coleridge to Graham Greene, readers have related to books through the notes they write in the margins. In this pioneering book--the first to examine the phenomenon of marginalia--H.J. Jackson surveys an extraordinary range of annotated books to explore the history of marginalia, the forms they take, the psychology that underlies them, and the reactions they provoke. Based on a study of thousands of books annotated by readers both famous and obscure over the last three centuries, this book reveals the intensity of emotion that characterizes the process of reading. For hundreds of years, readers have talked to other people in the margins of their books--not only to authors, but also to friends, lovers, and future generations. With an infectious enthusiasm for her subject, Jackson reflects on the cultural and historical value of writing in the margins, examines works that have invited passionate annotation, and presents examples of some of the most provocative marginalia. Imaginative, amusing, and poignant, this book will be treasured by--and maybe even annotated by--anyone who cares about reading. |
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... catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library . The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library ...
... catalogues . Without them , it would have been extremely difficult to identify a large body of anno- tated books . Public libraries understandably prohibit the writing of notes in books . It would seem counterproductive to make a rule ...
... Catalogues therefore normally record the presence of marginalia only when they are authorial or associated with a ... catalogue to locate everything recorded as containing manuscript features . Although some entries are not relevant ...
... catalogue ; at the Beinecke Library at Yale the librarians and I netted nearly six thousand . From these and sim- ilarly generous offerings elsewhere I made my selection . My choices reflect a desire for breadth in chronology and number ...
... catalogue , Marks in Books ( 1985 ) , shows , readers write in their books for many reasons , us- ing expressive non - verbal codes . Most of the conventional marks will be touched on in this study , but on the whole I have chosen to ...
Índice
Physical Features | 18 |
History | 44 |
Motives for Marginalia | 81 |
Object Lessons | 101 |
Two Profiles | 149 |
Books for Fanatics | 179 |
Poetics | 204 |
Book Use or Book Abuse | 234 |
Afterword | 259 |
Notes | 267 |
287 | |
301 | |
Acknowledgments | 313 |
Index | 315 |
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