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Books Noted And Received, Patrick G. Scott
Books Noted And Received, Patrick G. Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Short reviews or brief notices of seventeen books published or received since publication of Studies in Scottish Literature, 42:1 (Spring 2016).
James Hogg's The Brownie Of Bodsbeck: An Unconventional National Tale, Barbara Leonardi
James Hogg's The Brownie Of Bodsbeck: An Unconventional National Tale, Barbara Leonardi
Studies in Scottish Literature
Discusses James Hogg's historical novel The Brownie of Bodsbeck (1818), set in the time of the religious Covenanters in late 17th century Scotland, with particular attention to the central woman character, Katharine Laidlaw; traces contemporary comment on the novel; and contrasts Hogg's distinctive portrayal of marriage with its use by other writers (particularly Scott) to plot national (and historical) reconciliation, arguing that Hogg uses the marriage plot to critique the emergent ideology of the national tale.
Prelims, Prefatory Note To Ssl 37, Preface To Robert Burns & Friends, Patrick G. Scott, Anthony Jarrells, Kenneth G. Simpson
Prelims, Prefatory Note To Ssl 37, Preface To Robert Burns & Friends, Patrick G. Scott, Anthony Jarrells, Kenneth G. Simpson
Studies in Scottish Literature
Prefatory note by Patrick Scott and Tony Jarrells, preface by Patrick Scott and Kenneth Simpson
James Hogg's First Encounter With Burns's Poetry, Douglas S. Mack
James Hogg's First Encounter With Burns's Poetry, Douglas S. Mack
Studies in Scottish Literature
Describes and evaluates the varying accounts given by the Scottish poet and novelist James Hogg (1770-1835) of his first encounter with the poems of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), exploring inconsistencies of dating and differences in detail between the best-known version, the "Memoir of the Author's Life" in Hogg's Altrive Tales(1832) and the earlier "Memoir" in his The Mountain Bard (1807), and discussing also two other versions, a long note in the Hogg-Motherwell edition of Burns (1834) and a letter Hogg wrote to an unidentified correspondent that same year. Briefly analyses and quotes Hogg's memorial poem on Robert …
Stepping Back To An Early Age: James Hogg's Three Perils Of Woman And The Ion Of Euripides, David Groves
Stepping Back To An Early Age: James Hogg's Three Perils Of Woman And The Ion Of Euripides, David Groves
Studies in Scottish Literature
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