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Diverting authorities : experimental glossing practices in manuscript and print /

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'Diverting Authorities' examines literary experimentation in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It looks at marginal annotations or 'glosses' provided by authors in a wide range of texts and argues that they provide important evidence for evolving ideas of authorship and lite...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffiths, Jane (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscript design > History.
English literature > History and criticism.
Printing > Great Britain > History.
Manuscrits médiévaux.
Manuscrits > Mise en pages > Histoire.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
English literature
Manuscript design
Manuscripts, Medieval
Printing
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Diverting Authorities' examines literary experimentation in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It looks at marginal annotations or 'glosses' provided by authors in a wide range of texts and argues that they provide important evidence for evolving ideas of authorship and literary authority.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191789434
0191789437