in robert darnton’s the business of the enlightenment there is a … · 2016-10-06 · in robert...
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InRobertDarnton’sTheBusinessoftheEnlightenmentthereisamomentinchapterfivewherewecomeupontheactualfingerprintofoneoftheprinterswhomadethebook.Hereisthescene:
Anditcontinues:
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Thepassage,forallitspower,retains,asIthinkyoucansee/feelaprettymuchperfectly“Socratic”positiononthisunexpectedmomentofarchivalintimacy.(Thirdpersonismaintained–someoneaskedthis,andIwasnotsure,butgoingbacktoit,Iseetheanswer…).Attheendofthebook,Darntonreturnstothefingerprint,inthecontextofanaffectingandinsightfulinvocationofthecyclesbywhichtheoldragsoftheclothesofaristocratsbecamethefibersonwhichthebookthatwouldspelltheirdemisewasprinted:
Butisitme,ordoesthiswholebusinessleaveareallystrongsenseofamissedhistoricalopportunity?