Skip to main content

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 38 Collections and/or Records:

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966). / Miscellaneous papers of Hector MacIver. / Miscellaneous papers of Hector MacIver.

Miscellaneous papers of Iain Crichton Smith., 1975-2000, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12600/38-46
Dates: 1975-2000, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of, and relating to, Iain Crichton Smith.

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence of the antiquary, John Pinkerton, with papers and notes accumulated by him in connection with works which he published or projected.

Papers concerning East African literature., 1968-1981.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9851/38-52
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Concerning his doctoral thesis, books and broadcasts, his involvement in East African literature, his editorship of 'Journal of Commonwealth literature' and convenorship of the Scottish Poetry Library.

Includes lectures notes, drafts, histories, correspondence and interviews.

Dates: 1968-1981.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Academic and literary papers, including typescripts, drafts and correspondence, of Angus Calder. / Papers relating to Angus Calder's time at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and visits to other countries of East Africa.

Papers concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott., 1801-1826, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.891
Scope and Contents The papers include:(i) Notes by David Herd on Scottish poetry, 1801, [?1804], undated (folios 1-18);(ii) Criticisms by David Herd and others of David Irving’s ‘Lives of the Scottish poets’, [?1804] (folios 17-56);(iii) Papers connected with Sir Walter Scott’s inquiries into Alexander Pope, 1821, undated (folios 61-63);(iv) List of works of C R Maturin, perhaps drawn up in connexion with a project that Scott should edit them (folio 64);...
Dates: 1801-1826, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott. / Material concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.

Papers of John Dover Wilson concerning education and English literature., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.14356-14369
Dates: Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar. / Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.

Papers of Sir Charles Elliot concerning Demerara and slavery., ?1830-?1833.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21219-21220
Dates: ?1830-?1833.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Papers and correspondence of Sir Charles Elliot, Admiral and Colonial Governor, and his family.

Papers of Sir Charles Elliot concerning Demerara and slavery., ?1830-?1833.

 File
Identifier: MS.21219
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Rough notes, 1831, on the right of the British Crown to legislate by decree of Privy Council for Demerara (folio 1); (ii) Draft legislation, ?1830-1833, concerning poor relief, employment law, the suppression of vagrancy, and the abolition of domestic slavery (folio 13); (iii) Draft legislation, ?1832-1833, concerning the proposed emancipation of slaves (folio 73); (iv) Memoranda, ?1833, on recent demographic trends among the slave population (folio 95); (v)...
Dates: ?1830-?1833.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Papers and correspondence of Sir Charles Elliot, Admiral and Colonial Governor, and his family. / Papers of Sir Charles Elliot concerning Demerara and slavery.

Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning classics and literature., Early 18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.12811
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Notes and translations from, and critical essays concerning, the works of Horace (folio 1); (ii) 'Apology for Numa, Horace & Virgil' (folio 71); (iii) 'History of Patrician desertations' (folio 91); (iv) 'The Compendious Orator' (folio 95); (v) 'Dennis Bond from the banks of Phlegethon to the Club on the banks of the Thames' (folio 105); (vi) 'The History of Robin Slip-String the Schoolmaster of Goatham' (folio 116); (vii) 'Rory Dall, a burlesque' (folio...
Dates: Early 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family. / Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.

Peter Butter review of ‘Words of Eternity : Blake and the Poetics of the Sublime’ by Vincent Arthur De Luca from ‘Modern Language Review’ ; Modern Humanities Research Association book review guidelines., 1993.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13634/64
Scope and Contents

File named ‘Recent Review’ by Peter Butter.

Dates: 1993.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers. / Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake. / Press and publications relating to William Blake collected by Peter Butter.

Research of Duncan Glen, including press cuttings, newspapers and periodicals, relating to Hugh MacDiarmid., 1958-1967, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10094/39-61
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Includes manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, articles, reviews and essays, and includes critical work on Hugh MacDiamrid.

Dates: 1958-1967, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts, typescripts and other papers of Duncan Glen, including research materials relating to Hugh MacDiarmid.

Reviews of the works of Ian Rankin., 1983-2014.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50571-50580
Scope and Contents

This series contains published reviews of the creative works of Ian Rankin. Included are both press cuttings and complete periodicals containing the reviews. Many of the press cuttings are photocopies sent to Rankin via an agency.

Dates: 1983-2014.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Ian Rankin archive. / Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin. / Materials relating to the reputation of Ian Rankin. / Press relating to the reputation of Ian Rankin.

Various editorial papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1953, [1962, or before], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27081
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Brief pieces written to fill up spaces in magazines, and other short prose writings, 1953, ?1962, undated (folio 1); (ii) Criticisms by Hugh MacDiarmid of work by another writer, undated (folio 77); (iii) Glossaries of Scots words, undated (folio 82); (iv) Introductory note and list of proposed contents for MacDiarmid's ‘Collected poems’ (Edinburgh, 1962) (folio 99). These are followed (folio 112) by suggestions for the contents by M L Rosenthal.

Dates: 1953, [1962, or before], undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Broadcasts and speeches of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Editorial work of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v3.4.1 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem