Marginalia: Readers Writing in BooksYale University Press, 1 jan 2001 - 324 pagina's 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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... Chapter Five attempts to ac- count for the force of his example . The word itself , which Coleridge may well have used ironically to make light of his own pretensions , has stuck : readers seem to find that its Latinity confers a degree ...
... Chapter Three explores some of the hidden agendas underlying the most sponta- nsous - looking marginalia . Old - fashioned methods can still be productive too . A Renaissance term for scholars ' notebooks is adversaria , and the ...
... Chapter Eight . ) Then there are geographical , temporal , and social imbalances . The great majority of the books that I examined be- cause they happen to have been recorded as containing readers ' notes were published in London and ...
... Chapter Five dealing with the reception of James Boswell's Life of Johnson , for in- stance , draws on many annotated copies not so described in the cata- logues . Finally , I would point out that this survey is the first and ( I hope ) ...
... Chapter Two , discursive and original readers ' notes of the kind I am concerned with are rare before 1700 and ... chapters of this book adopt diverse ap- proaches to the subject , and in most of them , illustrations are selected for the ...
Inhoudsopgave
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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