That page was beautiful! A friend from grad school wrote her dissertation on print technology in the novels of Samuel Richardson (who was a printer, as I’m sure you know). She looked at ornaments, typography, and other visual aspects of the text. I saw many of the examples she discussed, and it was fascinating.
The sad truth of the literary world ignores its destined potential as a ladder, instead debasing it as a platform of self-serving intent. That's not art. It's not even good literature, no matter how beautifully presented it may be.
Yes, agreed. And a beautiful job he did of it. One would prefer to think it best applied to literary works of art, thus suitably embellished for the mind, ear, and eye of the beholder.
Almost anything can serve as e collection
Have you ever looked at the Digital Public Library?
https://dp.la/
I will
That page was beautiful! A friend from grad school wrote her dissertation on print technology in the novels of Samuel Richardson (who was a printer, as I’m sure you know). She looked at ornaments, typography, and other visual aspects of the text. I saw many of the examples she discussed, and it was fascinating.
The sad truth of the literary world ignores its destined potential as a ladder, instead debasing it as a platform of self-serving intent. That's not art. It's not even good literature, no matter how beautifully presented it may be.
I think Garnett was more about the printing than the content, though.
Yes, agreed. And a beautiful job he did of it. One would prefer to think it best applied to literary works of art, thus suitably embellished for the mind, ear, and eye of the beholder.
The website is really nice. Though they should give Hart Crane his own page in the Poets section