English Literature Research Events: Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century

In brief

Chair - Dr Bob Irvine (University of Edinburgh)

Programme highlights - Two sessions of three presentations and a coffee break

Programme

2-3:30pm – Session 1

  • ‘“How superior in this respect did I find the peasantry of Scotland”: upon the value of reading with understanding in Elizabeth Hamilton’s Memoirs of Modern Philosophers and The Cottagers of Glenburnie’ – Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman (University of Stirling / University of Glasgow)  
  • ‘Walter Scott, William Daniell, and the shaping of a coastal aesthetic’ – Anna Pilz (University of Edinburgh)  
  • ‘Novelty’ – Gerry McKeever (University of Stirling)

3:30-4:00pm – Coffee Break

4:00-5:30pm – Session 2

  • ‘Legacies of Rebellion and Patriotic Performance: The Adaptation of Scott’s The Lady of the Lake for the British Stage and for the Context of War between 1812–1815’ – Hilary Clydesdale (University of Edinburgh)  
  • ‘Sister Shadows: Social Authorship and Scottish Women’s Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century’ – Ainsley Mcintosh (University of Edinburgh)  
  • John Mackay Wilson’s Tales Beyond Borders; “Grizel Cochrane” as a Case Study in Reprinting’ – Honor Rieley (University of Edinburgh)

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About the events series

Each year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.

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