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Books Received, John T. Knox, Patrick G. Scott
Books Received, John T. Knox, Patrick G. Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Publication details and short descriptions of over thirty recently-published books in Scottish literature and related fields.
Robert Burns, James Johnson, And The Manuscript Of "The German Lairdie", Patrick Scott
Robert Burns, James Johnson, And The Manuscript Of "The German Lairdie", Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Reports, illustrates, and assesses a fragment of manuscript music now in the G. Ross Roy Collection at the University of South Carolina, for Burns's song "The German Lairdie," headed in Burns's hand, and possibly with the music in his hand also. A note with the fragment, which was exhibited as Burns's autograph in 1896, states that it had been sent by Burns to the Edinburgh editor and publisher James Johnson, for inclusion in his Scots Musical Museum.
The Missing Manuscript Of Robert Burns's "Patriarch" Letter, Gerard Carruthers, Pauline Mackay
The Missing Manuscript Of Robert Burns's "Patriarch" Letter, Gerard Carruthers, Pauline Mackay
Studies in Scottish Literature
Reports the discovery of a previously-lost early transcription of a Burns letter, held by a private owner in Dumfries, records its textual variants, and discusses its relation to the previously-known versions on which editors have had to rely.
Wraiths, Rhetoric, And "The Sin Of Rhyme"" The Shaping Of The Burns Of The Kilmarnock Edition, Kenneth G. Simpson
Wraiths, Rhetoric, And "The Sin Of Rhyme"" The Shaping Of The Burns Of The Kilmarnock Edition, Kenneth G. Simpson
Studies in Scottish Literature
Discusses rhetorical self-consciousness in letters and poems of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), in contrast to earlier simplified romantic portrayals, and draws a comparison between Burns and Montaigne.
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
Footnoted Folklore: Robert Burns's "Hallowe'en", Corey E. Andrews
Footnoted Folklore: Robert Burns's "Hallowe'en", Corey E. Andrews
Studies in Scottish Literature
Examines Robert Burns's poem "Hallowe'en," first published in the Kilmarnock edition (1786), both in relation to its background in Scottish folklore and in terms of the way Burns presented it on the page, with numerous footnotes, arguing that "throughout the poem Burns acts as a participant observer in the classic anthropological sense."