Romantic Readers: The Evidence of MarginaliaWhen readers jot down notes in their books, they reveal something of themselves—what they believe, what amuses or annoys them, what they have read before. But a close examination of marginalia also discloses diverse and fascinating details about the time in which they are written. This book explores reading practices in the Romantic Age through an analysis of some 2,000 books annotated by British readers between 1790 and 1830. |
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... passages from major English writers . This practice is hardly systematic , but fairly frequently his notes include such information . At first I found it a little puzzling and wondered whether it reflected classroom mandane marginalia 67.
... passages to share through reading aloud or recitation : at the beginning of Canto Four he observes , " Passages of surpassing beauty Quote - Stanzas 1—2—3 11— 12-13-14-15-16-17 " ( [ 105 ] ) . MacDermott continued throughout his life to ...
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Contents
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60 | |
2 Socializing with Books | 121 |
3 Custodians to Posterity | 198 |
4 The Reading Mind | 249 |
Conclusion | 299 |
Notes | 307 |
Bibliography of Books with Manuscript Notes | 325 |
Bibliography of Secondary Sources | 340 |
Index | 353 |