Romantic Marginality

'improves our understanding of the role of annotation in the literature of the Romantic period ... [and] lays foundations for further studies devoted to the subject of the relations between print and national and colonial discourse.' The BARS Review 'the first full-length study of Romantic-period annotation practices... an extremely useful and scholarly production, full of valuable close readings and larger ideas.' European Romantic Review 'This is the first critical study entirely devoted to annotation in Romantic literature. It's a brilliant achievement, inviting us to view Romanticism (quite literally) from the margins. Watson enriches our reading of a wide range of texts from the period, and also casts new light on the relationship between authorship, colonialism and nationalism' Nigel Leask, University of Glasgow 'a considerable and welcome addition to Romantic studies' -- Tom Williams Times Literary Supplement