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The Robert Burns Portraits Revisited, Patrick Scott
The Robert Burns Portraits Revisited, Patrick Scott
Faculty Publications
Illustrated lecture for the 2025 annual meeting of the Robert Burns Association of North America, in Atlanta, Georgia, on the major portraits of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), and on the dissemination of the well-known Nasmyth portrait through engravings, copies, and adaptations, charting the delayed emergence of the other portraits now generally recognized, surveying recurrent efforts to get other 'discoveries' accepted as depicting Burns, and suggesting possible dramatic further news likely to come later in the year.
Robert Burns To Maria Riddell, A Lost Burns Manuscript And A Victorian Facsimile, Patrick Scott, Ronnie Young
Robert Burns To Maria Riddell, A Lost Burns Manuscript And A Victorian Facsimile, Patrick Scott, Ronnie Young
Studies in Scottish Literature
Reviews the textual history of Robert Burns's brief letter to Maria Riddell, in spring 1795, in Dumfries, mentioning the miniature portrait by Alexander Reid; notes that the manuscript, owned in the late 19th century by Dr Thomas C.S. Corry of Belfast, and later by John Gribbel of Philadelphia, cannot now be located; and describes and illustrates the facsimile made of it in 1864 for Vincent Brooks in the Autographic Mirror, now the only source of this letter manuscript available to the Glasgow editorial team for the forthcoming Oxford edition of Burns's Correspondence.
Burns And The Altar Of Independence: A Question Of Authentication, Patrick Scott, Gerard Carruthers
Burns And The Altar Of Independence: A Question Of Authentication, Patrick Scott, Gerard Carruthers
Studies in Scottish Literature
Describes and illustrates the only known manuscript of Robert Burns's short 'Poetical Inscription for an Altar to Independence'; notes ongoing disputes over the authenticity of several other of Burns's political poems from the 1790s; traces the manuscript's provenance from the Kern sale in 1929 (when it was cataloged as genuine) to Sotheby's in 1982 (when it was cataloged as a forgery), to its current location in the J.M.Shaw Collection, Florida State University Libraries, where more recent internal records catalogue it as authentic; points out evidence confirming its authenticity; and provides the first collation of the manuscript against the text published …
Burns And Jean Armour, Ellisland, 1788: A Letter Fragment In The Roy Collection, Patrick Scott
Burns And Jean Armour, Ellisland, 1788: A Letter Fragment In The Roy Collection, Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Describes and illustrates a two-sided fragment of Robert Burns's letter from Ellisland to his wife Jean Armour, in Muchline, from September 12, 1788, concerning her move to join him, and news for his brother Gilbert. Only four letters from Burns to Jean are now known; the main body of this letter was printed by Waddell in 1869, and was later recorded in the Honresfield Collection (now the Blavatnik-Honresfield Collection), but this section, now in the G. Ross Roy Collection at the University of South Carolina, was snipped off by the then-owner Mary MacLaughlan Nicolson for a collector before Waddell saw …
Robert Burns’S Life On The Stage: A Bibliography Of Dramatic Works, 1842–2019, Thomas Keith
Robert Burns’S Life On The Stage: A Bibliography Of Dramatic Works, 1842–2019, Thomas Keith
Studies in Scottish Literature
This article traces the changing history of how the Scottish poet Robert Burns has been portrayed on stage, both in Scotland and elsewhere, discussing the the issues playwrights have faced and some of the approaches they have used, and provides an annotated chronological bibliography of ninety plays about Burns's life written or first staged between 1842 and 2019, with information on first known performance and on any published versions or known manuscript or typescript, and with brief notes where information is available on the style of the play and critical reaction.
'We'll Ne'er Forget The People': The Roy Manuscript Of Burns's 'The Dumfries Volunteers', Patrick Scott
'We'll Ne'er Forget The People': The Roy Manuscript Of Burns's 'The Dumfries Volunteers', Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
A brief illustrated report on an early manuscript of Burns's song "The Dumfries Volunteers ("Does haughty Gaul invasion threat"), now in the Roy Collection, University of South Carolina Libraries, originally sent by Burns to the editor of the Dumfries Journal, and published there on May 5, 1795, but unavailable to Kinsley and other recent editors.
From Skiddaw To Scruffell: Sightlines Over The Solway, Christopher Donaldson, Joanna Taylor
From Skiddaw To Scruffell: Sightlines Over The Solway, Christopher Donaldson, Joanna Taylor
Studies in Scottish Literature
Explores the geography, and literary antecedents, of William Wordsworth's poems about Robert Burns from the visit he and his sister Dorothy made across the Solway Firth to Dumfries and Ellisland in 1803, and discusses the link they made between the two mountains of Skiddaw in Cumberland and Curfell or Criffel on the Scottish side of the Firth.
The Natural-Supernatural Solway, Fiona Stafford
The Natural-Supernatural Solway, Fiona Stafford
Studies in Scottish Literature
Explores, through discussion of Burns's letters from Annan Water on the Solway, and in his poems, Burns's treatment of the supernatural, specifically his references to treatment of Kelpies, the mythical Scottish waterhorses seen in the destructive force of Solway tides and storms, carrying this forward to the work of Allan Cunningham, including his story “Judith Macrone, the Prophetess” (1821) and his poem "The Mermaid of Galloway" (1810).
The King And The People In Burns And Lady Nairne, With A Coda On Jane Austen’S Favorite Burns Song, Carol Mcguirk
The King And The People In Burns And Lady Nairne, With A Coda On Jane Austen’S Favorite Burns Song, Carol Mcguirk
Studies in Scottish Literature
Explores the treatment of the monarchy, and the Jacobite song tradition, in Robert Burns (who "refuses political silence yet ... embraces indirection, even contradiction") and Caroline Oliphant, Lady Nairne (whose "lyrics highlight Scottish solidarity... offering her readers [and the performers of her songs] an immersion experience in being Jacobite"), with discussion also of Jane Austen's favourite Burns song "“Their Groves of Sweet Myrtle,” suggesting that this is echoed in Austen's Emma.
‘Yon High Mossy Mountains’: A Burns Song Manuscript From The Roy Collection, Patrick Scott
‘Yon High Mossy Mountains’: A Burns Song Manuscript From The Roy Collection, Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Discusses and collates variants from a second autograph manuscript of Burns's song "Yon High..." or "Yon Wild Mossy Mountains," in the Roy Collection, University of South Carolina, reviewing the evidence on provenance, and assessing the purpose of the variants in the Roy manuscript.
Books Noted And Received, Patrick Scott
Books Noted And Received, Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
This list covers a first group of the books received or noted since publication of SSL 43:2; this preliminary proof version will be expanded shortly, and further titles from this period will be noticed in a future issue. Inclusion in this list need not preclude possible subsequent discussion in a more formal review.
The Roy Manuscript Of Burns’S 'To John Syme', Patrick Scott
The Roy Manuscript Of Burns’S 'To John Syme', Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Describes the only known authorial manuscript of a short poem by Robert Burns, now in the G. Ross Roy Collection at the University of South Carolina, providing a collation of variants among the early texts, and discussing the reliability of the transcripts of such Burns epigrams or versicles made by Burns's friend John Syme, on which editors must rely for other Burns items.
Encountering Robert Burns: An Oral History, G. Ross Roy, Andrea L'Hommedieu
Encountering Robert Burns: An Oral History, G. Ross Roy, Andrea L'Hommedieu
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
This chapter of reminiscences has been edited chiefly from Andrea L’Hommedieu’s series of interviews, “G. Ross Roy Oral History Interview #1 [- #5]," (January 27-February 9, 2012). Some passages in the opening section are drawn from Ross Roy’s posthumously-published essay, “W. Ormiston Roy as Remembered by His Grandson,” Robert Burns Lives!, ed. Frank R. Shaw, no. 174 (May 23, 2013). The next to last paragraph comes from his introduction for Robert Burns, An Exhibition (DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University, 1971), p. 2. The final paragraph was written for the series, “What Burns means to me,” Robert Burns Lives!, …
Translations Of Robert Burns In The Russian Book Market: The Old And The New, Natalia Kaloh Vid
Translations Of Robert Burns In The Russian Book Market: The Old And The New, Natalia Kaloh Vid
Studies in Scottish Literature
Discusses the influence of Samuil Marshak's long-dominant Russian translations of Robert Burns's poems and the more recent anthologies and translations that "broke the Marshak monopoly," and briefly examines why, in publishing terms, the Marshak translations are still the most widely available.
Robert Burns’S Politics And The French Revolution, G. Ross Roy
Robert Burns’S Politics And The French Revolution, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A sympathetic survey of Burns's changing political ideas before, during and after the French Revolution
Preface, Patrick Scott
Preface, Patrick Scott
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A brief introduction to Ross Roy's Selected Essays with a note on editorial procedure
Robert Burns: A Self-Portrait, G. Ross Roy
Robert Burns: A Self-Portrait, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
An essay looking at Burns as he portrays himself in his letters, notable for looking at how different correspondents bring out different aspects of his character.
The Bible In Burns And Scott, G. Ross Roy
The Bible In Burns And Scott, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
Surveys and compares the use of Biblical reference and allusion in two major Scottish writers, Robert Burns and Walter Scott
Robert Burns And The Brash And Reid Chapbooks, G. Ross Roy
Robert Burns And The Brash And Reid Chapbooks, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A survey and discussion of the poems and songs by Robert Burns included in one of the major Scottish late-18th century chapbook series, published by Brash and Reid of Glasgow, and collected in their series Poetry Original and Selected.
Robert Burns And The Merry Muses Of Caledonia, G. Ross Roy
Robert Burns And The Merry Muses Of Caledonia, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
An introduction for a reprint of the first edition of The Merry Muses of Caledonia, collection of (sometimes) bawdy songs, including some by Burns, first printed in 1799, probably in Edinburgh, for the Crochallan Fencibles. an Edinburgh social club to which Burns belonged.
The “Sighan, Cantan, Grace-Proud Faces”: Robert Burns And The Kirk, G. Ross Roy
The “Sighan, Cantan, Grace-Proud Faces”: Robert Burns And The Kirk, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A sympathetic examination of Burns's kirk satires and his attitude to religion.
Robert Burns And “Clarinda”, G. Ross Roy
Robert Burns And “Clarinda”, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A sympathetic introduction to Burns's relationship with Mrs Agnes (Nancy) McLehose, and their correspondence under the names "Sylvander" and "Clarinda"
“Tam O’ Shanter”, G. Ross Roy
“Tam O’ Shanter”, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A short introduction to the background and history of one of Burns's greatest and most dramatic poems
"Auld Lang Syne", G. Ross Roy
"Auld Lang Syne", G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A short introductory account of the background, sources, and music, of one of the best-known Burns songs.
Poems And Songs Spuriously Attributed To Robert Burns, G. Ross Roy
Poems And Songs Spuriously Attributed To Robert Burns, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A broad-ranging discussion of poems not written by Burns that have been wrongly attributed to him by later writers and editors, with quoted examples.
"The Mair They Talk, I'M Kend The Better": Poems About Robert Burns To 1859, G. Ross Roy
"The Mair They Talk, I'M Kend The Better": Poems About Robert Burns To 1859, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A broad-ranging discussion, with quoted examples, of the many poems written to and about Burns from his lifetime up to the centenary of his birth in 1859.
Editing Burns's Letters In The Twentieth Century, G. Ross Roy
Editing Burns's Letters In The Twentieth Century, G. Ross Roy
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
Discusses the history of Burns's letters, the major groups and collections, their editors, and the editions done by J. deLancey Ferguson (1931) and Ross Roy himself (1985).
Collecting Burns: A Conversation, G. Ross Roy, Patrick Scott
Collecting Burns: A Conversation, G. Ross Roy, Patrick Scott
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
Illustrated transcript of extended interview made in which Ross Roy discusses the development of the G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns, at the University of South Carolina, with comments on some important individual items and the story of how he acquired them. Interview videotaped in December 2008, at the University of South Carolina; first shown at a plenary session at the University of Glasgow’s Robert Burns 250th Anniversary conference, January 2009, and again during the South Carolina conference in April. The illustrations here are selected from those in the published catalogue of the Roy Collection by Elizabeth Sudduth (University …
Index To Selected Essays On Robert Burns, By G. Ross Roy, Elizabeth Sudduth, Jo C. Durant
Index To Selected Essays On Robert Burns, By G. Ross Roy, Elizabeth Sudduth, Jo C. Durant
Selected Essays on Robert Burns by G. Ross Roy
A full index to the poems, songs, books, people, and places referenced in Selected Essays on Robert Burns, by G. Ross Roy (Columbia, SC: South Carolina Scottish Literature Series, 2018).
'Not In Egerer'? (Some Of) What We Still Don't Know About Burns Bibliography, Patrick Scott
'Not In Egerer'? (Some Of) What We Still Don't Know About Burns Bibliography, Patrick Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Briefly reviews developments in Burns bibliography since J.W. Egerer's Bibliography of Robert Burns (1964), examines the kinds of material that Egerer aimed to include and exclude, and presents a series of brief case-studies illustrating the desirability of additional research, especially on early publication in non-book formats, for obtaining a fuller picture of Burns's textual history and readership.