http://mith.umd.edu/eng738T/marginalia-not-to-be-marginalized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marginalia-not-to-be-marginalized English 738T, Spring 2015 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 04:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mith.umd.edu/eng738T/marginalia-not-to-be-marginalized/#comment-447 Amanda Giffi Thu, 10 May 2012 02:35:08 +0000 http://mith.umd.edu/eng738T/?p=916#comment-447 I agree we often forget that esteemed writers (especially those from past generations) were actually people. I also agree it is important to note the marginalia and the flirtation between Percy and Mary, if they're just names attached to poems and novels, then the power of their work seems to be somewhat diminished. I think there is a danger in becoming too far removed from the humanity of literature and surprisingly, this seemingly technologically-based project allowed us to retrieve a sense of humanity. I agree we often forget that esteemed writers (especially those from past generations) were actually people. I also agree it is important to note the marginalia and the flirtation between Percy and Mary, if they’re just names attached to poems and novels, then the power of their work seems to be somewhat diminished. I think there is a danger in becoming too far removed from the humanity of literature and surprisingly, this seemingly technologically-based project allowed us to retrieve a sense of humanity.

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