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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Readers Writing in Books H. J. Jackson. RASSELAS . 81 cape the example of bad men , I want likewise the counsel and conversation of the good . I have been long comparing the evils with the ad- vantages of society , and resolve to return ...
... example and only for this one — I shall begin at the beginning and work step by step through to the end . It is a paperback copy of a book by Joseph Fletcher called Situation Ethics : The New Morality ( Philadelphia , 1966 ) . All ...
... example , prohibition , word of mouth . They are taken for granted as part of the common reading experience , and it looks as though they will continue so . Computer books and databases al- ready come equipped with provision for ...
... is large and diverse enough , nevertheless , to expose basic pat- terns in readers ' practice ; and the quest turned up some outstanding in- dividual examples of the annotator's art that would otherwise have 6 introduction.
Readers Writing in Books H. J. Jackson. dividual examples of the annotator's art that would otherwise have gone ... example . The word itself , which Coleridge may well have used ironically to make light of his own pretensions , has ...
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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