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:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dadley to Dallas, and company names beginning with initial D., 1802-1912.
File
Identifier: MS.40307
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.D C Heath and Co.Letters, 1899 and 1901, signed by Daniel Collamore Heath on behalf of D C Heath and Co to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Folio 3. Criticism, 1901, of ‘Murray’s Handy Classical Maps’, sent as an enclosure of letter, 1901, of Daniel Collamore Heath to John Murray IV.D H and J...
Dates:
1802-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George R. Gleig., 1822-1849.
File
Identifier: MS.40452
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1822-1849, of George R. Gleig to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern Gleig`s works published by Murray, including “The history of the Bible”, “The history of the British empire in India”, “Story of the Battle of Waterloo” and biographies of Thomas Munro and Robert Clive. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1822-1826: folios 1-18;1827-1829: folios 19-36; (1)1830-1832: folios 37-56;...
Dates:
1822-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1840-1849.
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Identifier: MS.41144
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1840-1849, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “Essais sur la vie du grand Condé”, the fourth volume of his “History of England”, “Historical essays, contributed to the Quarterly Review”, and advice on the travel handbook for Spain. There is also discussion of parliamentary matters, particularly the Copyright Bill, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts sent...
Dates:
1840-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Samuel Smiles., 1891-1904.
File
Identifier: MS.41102
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891-1898, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray IV, with a few to John Murray III, Hallam Murray and Charles Payne, with related letters and papers dating to 1904. The letters concern works of Smiles published by Murray including the biographies “Jasmin” and “Josiah Wedgwood”, with mention of reprints or translations of earlier works including “Self-help”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891: folios 1-53; (1)1892: folios 54-74; (2)...
Dates:
1891-1904.
Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10989/1-280
Dates:
1943-1993.
Manuscript contributions to "The Peripatetic: a Quarterly Magazine"
Collection
Identifier: Acc.8911
Dates:
1865-1881.
Manuscript of "A criticism of ‘Limekilns and Passagium Reginae'" by George Algernon Fothergill., 1930.
File
Identifier: MS.5311
Scope and Contents
The manuscript explains the relationship between MSS.5309 and 5310.
Dates:
1930.
Manuscript of a rebuttal letter of John Cam Hobhouse regarding certain statements made by John Galt., 1830-1861
Item
Identifier: MS.42298
Scope and Contents
Draft of a manuscript in the form of a rebuttal letter of John Cam Hobhouse probably to the editor of the ‘Monthly Review’ in which he details errors and clarifies elements of his disagreement with John Galt. Galt had a letter published in the October edition of the ‘Monthly Review’. A response by Hobhouse was published in the November edition, which strongly relates to some of the points made in this version, although considerably revised and condensed. The issues ultimately...
Dates:
1830-1861
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
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Manuscripts by John Cam Hobhouse, with related proofs.
Manuscript of critical observations by John Cam Hobhouse on 'Life of Lord Byron' by John Galt; in particular, on the use by Galt of recollections of Byron by Marie Henri Beyle., , ? 1830-1837.
Item
Identifier: MS.42297
Scope and Contents
This manuscript details errors and misconceptions that John Cam Hobhouse has found in 'Life of Lord Byron' by John Galt. The criticisms here are largely focused on the use of the inclusion of the memories of Marie Henri Beyle (also known as Stendhal). Hobhouse refutes the claims with his own version of events.Folio 1 of the manuscript differs in layout from the remainder of the manuscript and the last line of folio 1 does not correspond exactly with the first line of folio 2....
Dates:
? 1830-1837.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
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Manuscripts by John Cam Hobhouse, with related proofs.
Manuscript of Ewan McLachlan, "Emendatory Critique on the Gaelic Text of Ossian".
Item
Identifier: Acc.10434
Dates:
1808.
Manuscripts and typescripts of reviews, critical works and poetry of Tom Leonard.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11807
Scope and Contents
Includes video and radio cassettes concerning "The City of Dreadful Night" and "Radical Renfrew".
Dates:
1965-1999.
Manuscripts, typescripts and printed books of Eric Linklater.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5665 Box 1(1)-Box 12(5)
Scope and Contents
Including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of novels, plays, translations, and historical and critical works.
Dates:
Circa 1923-1971, undated.
Material concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott., 17th century-early 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.891-900
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Much of the material was collected by Sir Walter Scott, partly for use in his works; some must have been accumulated by John Gibson Lockhart.
Dates:
17th 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.
Microfilm of detailed textual criticisms, made by Alexander Walker, of the first edition of ‘History of British India’ by James Mill.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.323
Dates:
1819.
Microfilm of fragments of reviews in the autograph of Robert Southey.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1115
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Miscellaneous manuscripts, chiefly theological and political., 1590-18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2201
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'The Compt of the Cunze', a record of coins minted from 1588 to 1590, Edinburgh, 1590; endorsed in 1592 by John Mawer, a clerk in the Exchequer. (Folio 1.)(ii) Latin treatise on kingship and foreign policy, citing instances of French kings, in a hand of the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. Leaves are missing at the beginning, after folio 32, and perhaps at the end. On folio 29 is the name of Dame Mergarit Petfoure. (Folio...
Dates:
1590-18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Miscellaneous smaller manuscripts, single letters, small collections, etc., now made up into volumes, the property of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Miscellaneous material collected by Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir. File 2., 1963-1987.
File
Identifier: Acc.13634/54
Scope and Contents
Box named ‘E.M miscellaneous documents relating to him’ by Peter Butter. Contains a photocopy of ‘Edwin Muir: A personal appreciation’ by Wilfred Taylor; press cuttings concerning Mui, 1987; extract concerning Muir from ‘Irina’s Garden’ by Stephen Spender; a photocopy of ‘Downhill All the Way’ by Leonard Woolf; a copy of ‘Edwin Muir’ from ‘Littérature de notre temps : Écrivains anglais et irlandais : Recuuil I’ by Georgette Dhume, 1973; a copy of ‘A Study of Edwin Muir’s ‘The...
Dates:
1963-1987.
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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Miscellaneous material collected by Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin Muir and Willa Muir.
Miscellaneous materials relating to the reputation of Ian Rankin., 2000-2012, undated
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Identifier: MS.50592
Scope and Contents
Materials are in a variety of formats. They are arranged into four sequences based on the primary subject or format of the materials: ‘Booklets in foreign languages’, ‘Materials relating to competitions centred around Ian Rankin’, ‘Literary criticism’, and ‘Other’. Under each sequence the entries are arranged chronologically.Booklets in foreign languages regarding the reputation of Ian Rankin. Folios 1-54.Booklet, 2000, 'Il Mondo Di Ian Rankin', consisting largely of...
Dates:
2000-2012, undated
Miscellaneous papers of Hector MacIver., 1925-1962, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.26300(part 1)-(part 2)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.
Dates:
1925-1962, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of Hector MacIver., 1925-1962, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26300 (part 1)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.
Dates:
1925-1962, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of Hector MacIver., 1925-1934, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26300 (part 2)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.
Dates:
1925-1934, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of Iain Crichton Smith., 1975-2000, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12600/38-46
Dates:
1975-2000, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of John Pinkerton., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.1711
Scope and Contents
The contents comprise materials relating to John Pinkerton's collections of poetry (folio 1), edition of Barbour (folio 29), geographical works (folio 35), mineralogy (folio 104), ‘Recollections of Paris’ (folio 129), etc.; plans for works which were not subsequently carried out (folio 153); original poems (folio 164); and miscellaneous matter (folio 173).
Dates:
Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Observations by Major-General David Stewart on "Remarks on Colonel Stewart`s Sketches of the Highlanders".
Item
Identifier: Acc.10353
Dates:
? 1823.