Marginalia, the practice of writing notes in the margins of books, has a rich history that extends far beyond the term itself. Originating from the habit of annotating texts in ancient libraries ...

In the following excerpt, Moore Smith discusses Harvey's marginalia, his “war” with Thomas Nashe, and his career after the controversy.

Appendix 11: Losses, Additions and Marginalia The Book of Kells has not come through the centuries intact or unchanged.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's life was a tapestry woven with both creativity and challenges, which often intersected. His health issues, primarily his struggles with opium addiction, played a dual ...

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In Marginalia, Poe considers the easier function of words as linking thought to logic, a conscious operation.

Dostoevsky’s 1848 “White Nights” is a short story that asks a simple set of existential questions: Is love possible, even temporarily? What is the human capacity for happiness? And, how long ...

He says of “Marginalia”'s advocacy of an analytical approach to writing: “The lovers of a fine frenzy will perhaps be revolted by these cynical maxims; but everyone may take what he …

Marginalia, H. J. Jackson traces the term “grangerized” to James Granger (1723-76), Vicar of Shiplake, biographer, and print collector who initially conceived of making a catalogue of ...

Edith Wharton’s "Ethan Frome" is a masterful exploration of narrative technique, symbolism, and irony, drawing inspiration from notable literary works and authors. Influences from Balzac ...