Opening windows into the past: A study of the importance of annotations, footnotes, and the resulting reaccentuation of Victorian editions for students

The purpose of this thesis is to present and support my theory that annotations and footnotes are excellent rhetorical devices for editors of Victorian editions for students and that annotations and footnotes contribute to reaccentuation of Victorian text, which leads to students experiencing creative understanding, which, in turn, allows editors to influence students' perceptions, creating readers who can understand and agree with authorial or editorial purpose. I researched the works of Mikhail Bakhtin and Wayne Booth along with other relevant resources, and I studied the effects of existing or potential annotations and footnotes in several editions of Jane Eyre, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Lady Audley's Secret, and The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, all Victorian texts. Through writing this thesis, I not only prove and support my theory but I also discover that the study of annotations and footnotes actually promotes further personal scholarship on the part of students.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Corbett, Audrice J.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Greer, Russell

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Burns, Hugh

• Education
• Rhetoric
• Language, literature, and linguistics
• Scholarly editions
• Critical editions

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11274/9147

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/9147