Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books
H. J. Jackson, H.J. Jackson • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300097207
Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books
H. J. Jackson, H.J. Jackson • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300097204 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300097207 · 2002
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H. J. Jackson explores the historical practice of marginalia, examining how readers from Pierre de Fermat to Graham Greene have engaged with texts through handwritten notes. This study illuminates the private dialogue between author and reader, revealing how annotations transform books into collaborative artifacts that document the evolution of intellectual thought and personal response over several centuries.
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