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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... possible that they are not original , perhaps not even directly rel- evant to the text at hand . Nevertheless they are valued as a contemporary response , and may be valued all the more , nowadays , for being the work of nameless ...
... possible that any of them might be publishable , and all annotators become more self - conscious in their work . The profile of Coleridge as an annotator here in Chapter Five attempts to ac- count for the force of his example . The word ...
... possible motives for writing ; a key ques- tion here is that of the addressee . Another matter of debate is the useful- ness of marginalia . What are they good for ? What are we to make of them ? Chapters Four and Five offer examples of ...
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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 |
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Acknowledgments | 313 |
Index | 315 |
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