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