In praise of the variant: a critical history of philology
by Wing, Betsy, Cerquiglini, Bernard
fromParallax
"It has long been a task of great scholars to establish definitive texts of major works. But why, Bernard Cerquiglini asks, must there be such a preference? Might such a preference distort the fundamental understanding of what texts are or could be?" "In this study, Bernard Cerq…
"Perceptions of Medieval Manuscripts takes as its starting point an understanding that a medieval book is a whole object at every point of its long history. As such, medieval books can be studied most profitably in a holistic manner as objects-in-the-world. This means readers mi…
This title engages with the materiality of medieval manuscripts to illustrate the importance of the study of physical texts to literary appreciation, and studies marginal annotation, the physical characteristics of manuscripts and books, and miniature illustrations to show how t…
Offering theory: reading in sociography
by Mowitt, John
fromAnthem symplokē studies in theory
"A reading of Theory that in tracing when and where Theory arises in the event of reading proposes how Theory might best be handled in the context of higher education today. Arguing against those who propose to avoid Theory in the name of its putative obsolescence, this text set…
Offering theory: reading in sociography
by Mowitt, John
fromAnthem symplokē studies in theory
"A reading of Theory that in tracing when and where Theory arises in the event of reading proposes how Theory might best be handled in the context of higher education today. Arguing against those who propose to avoid Theory in the name of its putative obsolescence, this text set…
Offering theory: reading in sociography
by Mowitt, John
fromAnthem symplokē studies in theory
"A reading of Theory that in tracing when and where Theory arises in the event of reading proposes how Theory might best be handled in the context of higher education today. Arguing against those who propose to avoid Theory in the name of its putative obsolescence, this text set…
Breve storia della scrittura e del libro
by Inglese, Giorgio, Bertolo, Fabio M., Cherubini, Paolo
fromBussole