23-12-2016, 02:09 AM
Anton has made some important points, imo.
One obvious possibility with regard to that fairly low-brow language is that the later-come writer of this marginalia considered himself socially or culturally 'better' than the person(s) from whom it had been acquired. Or perhaps it was just pure chagrin at not being able to understand anything in the ms.
Would the English equivalent not be something like "dam' bullshit" ? (I add 'damned' because of the protective crosses inserted into the marginalia on f.116v.
One obvious possibility with regard to that fairly low-brow language is that the later-come writer of this marginalia considered himself socially or culturally 'better' than the person(s) from whom it had been acquired. Or perhaps it was just pure chagrin at not being able to understand anything in the ms.
Would the English equivalent not be something like "dam' bullshit" ? (I add 'damned' because of the protective crosses inserted into the marginalia on f.116v.