Annotation and Its Texts (University of California Humanities Research Institute Series) - Hardcover

 
9780195063011: Annotation and Its Texts (University of California Humanities Research Institute Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195063015 ISBN 13: 9780195063011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1991

Synopsis

A spirited study of a neglected topic, these essays explore the character and uses of annotation from Biblical times to the present. A group of distinguished scholars investigates such subjects as the bullying footnote, the play of note against text, the self-annotation of the Bible, the parasitical commentator, the note as imperial seal, the agonies of modern scholarly publication, the hidden marginalium, and the ways in which supplements to the text tend to push aside the text. Casting light on a matter which readers usually ignore, this witty, readable, and revisionist book offers a provocative invitation for further discussion.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195063015
ISBN 13 
9780195063011
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
211
Editor
Barney Stephen A.