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The Premature Belatedness Of Victorianism's Boyhood: Clough And The Rugby Magazine, 1835-1837, Patrick G. Scott Aug 2013

The Premature Belatedness Of Victorianism's Boyhood: Clough And The Rugby Magazine, 1835-1837, Patrick G. Scott

Patrick Scott

Explores the attitudes and pressures on early Victorian teenagers through an examination of contributions by the poet Arthur Hugh Clough and other students at Rugby School to a short-lived quarterly, the Rugby Magazine (1835-1837). Originally presented at the Victorians Institute conference, Richmond, VA, 1999.

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Arthur Hugh Clough And Florence Nightingale: A Relationship Reexamined, Patrick G. Scott Aug 2013

Arthur Hugh Clough And Florence Nightingale: A Relationship Reexamined, Patrick G. Scott

Patrick Scott

Discusses the relationship between the Victorian poet Arthur Hugh Clough and his cousin-by-marriage the nursing reformer Florence Nightingale, using manuscript and other evidence to counter the varicature offered by Lytton Strachey in his influential book Eminent Victorians.

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Book Ownership And Authorial Identity: Reconstructing The (Im)Personal Library Of Arthur Hugh Clough, Patrick G. Scott Oct 2012

Book Ownership And Authorial Identity: Reconstructing The (Im)Personal Library Of Arthur Hugh Clough, Patrick G. Scott

Patrick Scott

Describes the different evidence that survives for the personal libraries owned by two Victorian poets, Alfred Tennyson and Arthur Hugh Clough, and discusses the ways in which such book-ownership is (and is not) usable as evidence about the author's thought and writing. This paper was originally presented at the North American Victorian Studies Association Conference, Charlottesville, VA, October 1, 2005.

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The Changing Reputation Of Clough's The Bothie, Patrick G. Scott Oct 2012

The Changing Reputation Of Clough's The Bothie, Patrick G. Scott

Patrick Scott

Discusses changing critical responses to what was once Clough's most highly-regarded longer poem, and argues that the values it represents are still central to understanding Clough's life and career. First presented at a symposium on Clough's work hosted by University College, London, at Dr. Williams's Library, London, on February 3, 2010, marking the unveiling by English Heritage on Clough's London residence of an official blue memorial plaque.

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Mallock And Clough: A Correction, Patrick G. Scott Jul 2010