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Douglas’S Palyce Of Honour Re-Edited, P. J. Klemp Nov 2019

Douglas’S Palyce Of Honour Re-Edited, P. J. Klemp

Studies in Scottish Literature

Review of: David J. Parkinson, ed. Gavin Douglas: “The Palyce of Honour.” 2nd edition. Kalamazoo, MI: Published for TEAMS (Teaching Association for Medieval Studies) in Association with the University of Rochester by Medieval Institute Publications, 2018. Judging the volume an "impressive accomplishment," the review draws attention to Parkinson's much expanded introduction, which provides both "first-rate literary criticism" and "a comprehensive study of Douglas’s biography and the Palyce’s textual issues, language, and participation in the genre of the dream vision."


Divergent Authenticities: Editing Scottish Literary Texts: Introduction: How Editorial Theories Have Changed, Patrick G. Scott Aug 2013

Divergent Authenticities: Editing Scottish Literary Texts: Introduction: How Editorial Theories Have Changed, Patrick G. Scott

Studies in Scottish Literature

Reviews changing approaches to the editing of Scottish literary texts, from the dominance of the Greg-Bowers theory of copytext to the emergence of the Social Text theory associated with Mackenzie and McGann; illustrates the developments from a variety of major Scottish authors and scholarly editions (specifically Thomas Carlyle and Walter Scott); and concludes by discussing the critical implications of differing approaches to editing two frequently-taught Scottish works, Robert Burns's "Tam o' Shanter" and Hugh MacDiarmid's A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle.


The Ssl Symposium On Editing: A Commentary, Ian Duncan Aug 2013

The Ssl Symposium On Editing: A Commentary, Ian Duncan

Studies in Scottish Literature

Reviews and comments on the preceding essays in the SSL Symposium on Editing Scottish Literary Texts, setting them in the wider context of critical discussion, responding to some of the earlier comments comparing the recent collected editions of Walter Scott and James Hogg, and arguing that the "authentically democratic" work of making a fuller range of Scottish literary texts available moves critical discussion forward from the "tedious zero-sum game" of debating a static canon.


Editing The Letters Of A Scottish Author, Gillian Hughes Aug 2013

Editing The Letters Of A Scottish Author, Gillian Hughes

Studies in Scottish Literature

Discusses the issues and techniques in finding, researching, transcribing, editing, formatting and annotating the letters of a nineteenth-century Scottish author, drawing on experience in editing The Collected Letters of James Hogg, 3 vols. (Edinburgh University Press, 2004-2008).


Textual Messages: Scholarly Editions And Their Role In Literary Criticism, Alison Lumsden Aug 2013

Textual Messages: Scholarly Editions And Their Role In Literary Criticism, Alison Lumsden

Studies in Scottish Literature

Discusses the editing of Scottish literary texts, specifically recent editions of Walter Scott and James Hogg, and argues that textual investigation is not simply technical and preliminary but an integral part of literary criticism.


A "Quarrell Sett Out In Metre": Towards A New Edition Of Scottish Reformation Satirical Literature, Tricia A. Mcelroy Aug 2013

A "Quarrell Sett Out In Metre": Towards A New Edition Of Scottish Reformation Satirical Literature, Tricia A. Mcelroy

Studies in Scottish Literature

Discusses the issues of definition and genre in preparing a new edition for the Scottish Text Society of satirical poems (and prose) from the Scottish Reformation period, and also comments on decisions about editing Scottish Renaissance manuscript poetry.


In Memoriam: Trevor Howard-Hill, 17 October 1933-1 June 2011, Patrick G. Scott, William Baker Sep 2011

In Memoriam: Trevor Howard-Hill, 17 October 1933-1 June 2011, Patrick G. Scott, William Baker

Faculty Publications

Obituary on Trevor H. Howard-Hill (1933-2011), C. Wallace Martin Professor of English at the University of South Carolina, Shakespearean scholar, descriptive bibliographer, compiler of the multi-volume series Index to British Literary Bibliography (1969-2007), and editor of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America.


"Interpretative Aims And Textual-Critical Decisions: Some Historical Constraints In The Discrimination Of Textual Versions", Patrick G. Scott Nov 1991

"Interpretative Aims And Textual-Critical Decisions: Some Historical Constraints In The Discrimination Of Textual Versions", Patrick G. Scott

Faculty Publications

Responds to a recent article by Peter Shillingsburg (in Studies in Bibliography , 1991)on the taxonomy of authorial revision or textual versions, arguing that for critical, biographical and historical study the editor (and interpreter) is constrained in the choice of variant by the purpose for which the text is being used. Examples are drawn from Victorian authors, including Alfred Tennyson, specifically the versions of Maud, and John Henry Newman, specifically successive versions of what became The Idea of the University. Originally presented at a symposium on Shillingsburg's article at the Textual and Bibliographical Studies Section, South Atlantic Modern …


Divergent Composition Patterns And Editorial Problems In Clough's Poetry, Patrick G. Scott Nov 1982

Divergent Composition Patterns And Editorial Problems In Clough's Poetry, Patrick G. Scott

Faculty Publications

Describes the characteristic ways in which the Victorian poet Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) wrote and revised his poetry, arguing that Clough's most creative works came when his revision pattern diverged from his original idea, rather than refining it (converging), and explores the implications of Clough's divergent composition method for the editing of his major poems, including "Adam and Eve" ("The Mystery of the Fall") and "Dipsychus." Originally presented at the Textual and Bibliographical Studies section of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Atlanta, October 1982.