Common and Uncommon Quotes: A Theory and History of Epigraphs
- ISBN-10
- 1648896170
- ISBN-13
- 9781648896170
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023-03-07
- Publisher
- Vernon Press
- Author
- Jared A. Griffin
Description
'Common and Uncommon Quotes: A Theory and History of Epigraphs' is a prolegomenon to the study of epigraphic paratextuality. Building on the work of Gerard Genette’s paratextual studies, this volume contextualizes and traces the practice of epigraphy in Anglophone literary history, from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century. This study explores how epigraphs are used by author-functions as a hermeneutic for their text and to establish ethos with their audience, and how that paratextual relationship changed as publishing opportunities and literacy rates grew over four centuries. The first broad-reaching study of this kind, 'Common and Uncommon Quotes' seeks to understand how epigraphs work: through their privilege on the page, their appeal to conjured ideas of the past, and their calls to citizenship.
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