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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... Coleridge that I began to notice other readers ' comments in books , and to collect and keep track of them . Coleridge occupies a piv- otal position in the history of marginalia in English , for his is the name associated with the ...
... Coleridge him- self as well as to their interest in his opinions about books and authors . Some of Coleridge's eldest son's marginalia were included among his own posthumously collected papers , as were , eventually , his daughter's ...
... Coleridge , Horace Walpole , William Beck- ford , William Blake , Charles Darwin , Thomas Babington Macaulay— but you cannot write a general account on the basis of a few great anom- alies . And even notes associated with names like ...
... Coleridge is an acknowledged master of the form and played a crucial part in its history , and it therefore seems fitting that his word should be used . I use it with some latitude , however , as Coleridge him- self did , taking it to ...
... Coleridge's . Annotators may be traced through the Index . In all quotations from marginalia , I preserve the spelling and punctuation of the manuscripts but ignore cancellations and incorporate insertions into the text without special ...
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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