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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... fact the notes have not been " transcribed or studied in any detail , " so we don't actually know yet what they contain , and it is possible that they are not original , perhaps not even directly rel- evant to the text at hand ...
... fact that throughout the text passages are set off with underlin- ing and with lines down the margin , the absence of markings in the Fore- word suggests that it was skipped over . The first note in the text occurs on page 19 , where ...
... fact , her practice in annotation is consistent with centuries of tradition reach- ing back far beyond the birth of print , through the ages of manuscript culture . If you ask annotators today what systems they use for marking their ...
... fact I think they are unavoidable . First of all , I acknowledge them , and urge the reader to keep them in mind as I proceed . Second , I have found that many books with ms . notes found their way into these collections and were cata ...
... facts as I can man- age , but then quote extensively . Endnotes supply page references , iden- tify relevant scholarly publications , and occasionally provide additional examples . The Bibliography of Annotated Books Cited lists these ...
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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301 | |
Acknowledgments | 313 |
Index | 315 |
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