Criticism.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Analyzing and evaluating the quality of man-made objects, literary works and documents, actions or projects. For critical descriptions or analyses of relatively recent works or events, use ""reviews"" .
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Animadversions by Henry Cockburn on his client, the murderer David Haggart, and on ‘The convict’, a poem occasioned by his execution; written in a copy of ‘The convict’ (Edinburgh, 1821).
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Identifier: MS.135
Dates:
[1821, or after.]
"Animadversions on Mr. Logan’s 'Finishing stroke'", by Thomas Ruddiman., [Circa 1748.]
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Identifier: MS.775
“Animadversions on Mr. Logan’s Second Part of what he calls 'The Finishing Stroke, or, Mr. Ruddiman more self-condemned'”, by Thomas Ruddiman., [Circa 1748.]
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Identifier: MS.776
"Animadversions on Mr. Logan’s 'Second Treatise on Government'", by Thomas Ruddiman., [Circa 1747.]
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Identifier: MS.774
Animadversions, undated, on Buchanan’s History, in defence of the Hamilton family, written perhaps by William Hamilton, 3rd of Wishaw, or by his son William Hamilton, Barrister, with a note by Thomas Ruddiman on the authorship., Early 18th century-mid 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.781
Dates:
Early 18th century-mid 18th century.
Annotated copies of Archibald Stalker, "Shakespeare, Marlowe and Nashe" (1936) and "The Exposition of "Shakespeare`s Sonnets"" (1971).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7875
Dates:
1936-1971.
Anonymous letter, endorsed 1706, criticising the proposed Act of Union, with a list of ‘Queries in case of an Incorporating Union’.
File
Identifier: MS.1019
Dates:
1706.
Armorial of James Workman.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.5
Scope and Contents
The volume contains paintings of the arms of European rulers (folio 1), Scottish queens from St Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots (folio 19), and Scottish nobility and gentry (folio 43). The full coats of arms are given, except for the gentry, where only their shields are shown.Former owner Sir James Balfour of Denmilne has added numerous criticisms of Workman`s inaccurate heraldry. He also identified the arms of the gentry (folio 171). These corrections were made on the...
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Army Book originally in the possession of by his father, used to contain an account by Philip C Trotter, son of Sir Philip D Trotter, of the Allied Military Mission to Hungary and its successor the later Allied Military Mission of Control on both of which he served, 1921-1922, and writings on linguistics, circa 1952, including notes and draft criticisms of works by William Empson., 1921-1922, [circa 1952].
Item
Identifier: MS.20303
Scope and Contents
The greater part of the volume is blank.
Dates:
1921-1922, [circa 1952].
"Bishop Guthrie`s Observations on the late Rebellion Observed", by Sir James Turner, being critical remarks on the chronicle of the Civil War in Scotland compiled by Henry Guthrie, Bishop of Dunkeld.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.11
Scope and Contents
From the folio references given, Turner appears to have had access to a folio-sized copy of Guthrie`s ‘Memoirs’, possibly even to Guthrie`s holograph manuscript.
Turner`s criticisms, which are based on personal knowledge or experience of the events discussed, were written specifically to rebut a number of allegations made by Guthrie concerning James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton.
Dates:
Mid 17th century.
‘Citations used by S.G.M.’, probably Sir George Mackenzie.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.7.12
Dates:
18th century.
Commentary and critique, by Frieda and Martin Gostwick, on the edition of Hugh Miller`s "Memoir" (Edinburgh, 1995) by Michael Shortland and Harry Hanham.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11221
Dates:
1995.
Comprehensive set of photocopies of reviews by Edwin Muir published in periodicals from 1920 to 1958 collected by Peter Butter., Circa 1960-1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13634/49
Dates:
Circa 1960-1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin Muir and Willa Muir.
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Source material collected by Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir.
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Press and publications relating to Edwin and Willa Muir collected by Peter Butter.
Copies of miscellaneous papers.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.3.11
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Copy, after 1688, of the `Account of the Affairs of Scotland relating to the Revolution in 1688’ by Colin, Earl of Balcarres. The text is similar to that of Ruddiman`s edition of 1754. For other copies of the work, see MSS.1911 and 3738, and Adv.MSS.33.7.12-33.7.13 and 49.7.6. (Folio 1.)(ii) Copies, late 17th and early 18th century, of two Latin poems by Archibald Pitcairne, with translations: `Elegy on the Viscount of...
Dates:
Late 17th century-early 18th century.
Copies of "The Works of Robert Burns..." (Liverpool, 1800), and "Reliques of Robert Burns" (London, 1808), both annotated by Alexander Fraser Tytler.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9852
Dates:
1800-1808.
Correspondence and papers of Derek Stanford.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11050
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of critical works on Muriel Spark, research notes and proofs of works of Muriel Spark.
Dates:
circa 1955-1976.
Correspondence and papers relating to the military career and interests of the 4th Earl of Minto., 1867-1905.
File
Identifier: MS.12532
Scope and Contents
Contents include notes, etc., for the 4th Earl of Minto's maiden speech in the House of Lords on re-employment for soldiers, 1893 (folio 88); details of autumn troop manoeuvres at Aldershot, 1893 (folio 102); the manuscript of his criticism of Sir William H. Russell, 'The Great War with Russia' (London, 1895), and Archibald Forbes, 'Memories and studies of war and peace' (London, 1895), published in 'The Edinburgh Review', volume 183, 1896, pages 129-142 (folio 155); and correspondence...
Dates:
1867-1905.
Correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to Edwin and Willa Muir. File 3., 1962-1972.
File
Identifier: Acc.13634/12
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with Laurence Stapleton (of Bryn Mawr College), Daid Cairns, ‘John’ (of Queen’s College Cambridge), Gavin Muir, _____ Barker, ‘Tom’ (of 3 Duddingston Park, Edinburgh), Janet Carleton (from an address possibly occupied by Janet Adam Smith?), E M Anderson, W Martin, Patricia Swale, Diana Haskell (of the Newberry Library), R K Leskie (of Orkney County Library), Magraret McFadden (of the University of Chicago), Alan Bell (of the National Library of Scotland), Susan J...
Dates:
1962-1972.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir.
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Correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir.
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Correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir.
Criticisms, translations, etc., of Sir Walter Scott’s works., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.900
Scope and Contents
The contents include the following:(i) Copy of a manuscript which was attached to a proof of the ‘Field of Waterloo’ containing criticisms by James Ballantyne and replies by Sir Walter Scott, 1815 (folio 1);(ii) Translations into German of portions of the ‘Bride of Lammermoor’, the ‘Pirate’, and the ‘Legend of Montrose’, by Henriette de Montenglaut, 1825 (folio 7); See her letter, MS.870, folio 90;(iii) Notes on historical errors in ‘Quentin Durward’...
Dates:
Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Material concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
“Critique on the ‘Lay of the Last Minstrel.’ A prolusion", by Robert Sym, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, with “Mr. Scott’s remarks in his own handwriting attached”, and an autograph letter of Walter Scott to Robert Sym.
Item
Identifier: MS.667
Dates:
1806.
Detailed textual criticisms, made by Alexander Walker, of the first edition of ‘History of British India’ by James Mill., 1819.
File
Identifier: MS.13737
Scope and Contents
The criticisms were drafted and sent to James Mill at his request, at intervals between October and December 1819, and were subsequently returned to Alexander Walker. There are also some incomplete draft notes. In commenting on the Preface and Books II and III Walker disputes Mill's argument that it was not necessary for an historian of India to have a first-hand knowledge of the country, and he goes on to contest Mill's harsh interpretation of Hindu civilisation. There is no evidence,...
Dates:
1819.
Emendations and additions to Morris and Le Clerc`s "Universal Dictionary", compiled by James Gordon of Aberdeen.
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Identifier: Acc.10143
Scope and Contents
With observations and additions to Jeremy Collins, "Historical Dictionary", and a description of Aberdeen as an intellectual centre.
Dates:
circa 1720.
Essays and miscellanea of John Dover Wilson., 1899-1959, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14357-14362
Dates:
1899-1959, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Papers of John Dover Wilson concerning education and English literature.
Fair copy in an unidentified hand of apparently early 18th-century provenance of `Buchanan Revis`d [:] Annotations or Animadversions on Buchanan`s Historie and his Dialogue, etc.` by Sir James Turner, along with the rest of the contents of Adv.MS.31.1.14.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.15
Scope and Contents
The transcript of Turner`s `observations` on O`Flaherty`s ‘Ogygia’ is written in the same hand but on slightly smaller leaves.
The copy may have been made for Sir Robert Sibbald who appears to have made a few brief additions at various places.
The volume appears to have been re-bound early in the 19th century.
Dates:
1643-1679.