The one thing (and it's pretty elementary) that I haven't seen mentioned
in this string is that *printed* punctuation tends to be that of the
compositor, however much influenced by a house style. My experience is
limted to the differences between the first three books of the FQ in
1590 and in 1596. The differences are considerable. Suzuki jas studied
FQ puctuation pretty carefully and has a few studies in print that show
how the work ought to be done.
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Dear Hannibal et al.,
I haven't looked at it in a while, but Mindele Anne Treip's
_Milton's
punctuation and changing English usage, 1582-1676_ (London, 1970) might
be
worth a look.
Good luck,
Brad Tuggle.
--On Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:46 PM -0400 HANNIBAL HAMLIN
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Learned Colleagues,
>
> Does anyone know of a study of punctuation in the English
Renaissance?
> Something discussing what exactly (or inexactly) a comma or colon or
> exclamation mark means? I may be missing something, but I don't
recall
> ever seeing such. Perhaps it's so remote from being a hot topic that
no
> one has done it. Are there Renaissance works that treat punctuation,
in
> and amongst other rhetorical matters? Hmm.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Hannibal
>
>
> Hannibal Hamlin
> Associate Professor of English
> The Ohio State University
Brad Tuggle
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of English Language and Literature
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
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