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English Language and Literature

Patrick Scott

2012

Robert Burns

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"The Poets Welcome": An Unrecorded Manuscript By Robert Burns, G. Ross Roy, Patrick G. Scott Oct 2012

"The Poets Welcome": An Unrecorded Manuscript By Robert Burns, G. Ross Roy, Patrick G. Scott

Patrick Scott

Introduces, reproduces, and gives provenance for a previously-unrecorded autograph manuscript of Robert Burns's poem about the birth of his first-born child, and his mixed emotions of pride and some shame at her illegitimacy.

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An Unrecorded Early Printing Of Robert Burns's Patriarch Letter, Patrick G. Scott Oct 2012

An Unrecorded Early Printing Of Robert Burns's Patriarch Letter, Patrick G. Scott

Patrick Scott

No abstract provided.

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Original Sources And Modern Sources On Burns's Songs, Patrick Scott Feb 2012

Original Sources And Modern Sources On Burns's Songs, Patrick Scott

Patrick Scott

A brief discussion of the two major early sources for Burns's songs, Johnson's Scots Musical Museum and Thomson's Select Collection, the sources for Burns's own comments about the songs, and very brief information about the modern scholarly editions that are generally available. Written by request in response to a question from the floor at a talk about the Serge Hovey Archive.

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Review Of Edinburgh History Of The Book In Scotland, Vol. 2, Patrick Scott Dec 2011

Review Of Edinburgh History Of The Book In Scotland, Vol. 2, Patrick Scott

Patrick Scott

--a review focusing on sections relevant to Robert Burns of Stephen Brown and Warren McDougall, eds., The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, volume 2; Enlightenment and Expansion, 1707-1800 (Edinburgh University Press, 2012).

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