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A modern analog would be the USPS historically and what it's turned into under recent administrations, especially accelerated under DeJoy's administration.
by atdrummond 5y ago
A modern analog would be the USPS historically and what it's turned into under recent administrations, especially accelerated under DeJoy's administration.
- hetspookjee 5y agoImagine an analogous overlay much like you provided but continuous for such historical texts. That would be something. Like a Google translate from historical or cultural texts to your own contemporary culture, or a battery of footnotes. On a tangent. The latest version of Candide on Gutenberg has such footnotes spread throughout to explain some obscure mentions in the text. An absolute recommender.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoA battery of footnotes, commentary, and other marginalia is the norm for historical texts. The commentary is frequently more significant than the primary work.