Del 20 - Scottish Text Society Fifth Series

The Muses Threnodie

Or Mirthful Mournings on the Death of Master Gall by Henry Adamson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av Henry Adamson, David J. Parkinson, David J Parkinson

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This edition of a seventeenth-century Scottish poem gives modern audiences insight into the ways previous generations perceived and engaged with local nature and architecture.Henry Adamson's "The Muses Threnodie" (1638) offers insights into the lives, amusements and anxieties of of the residents of the town of Perth. In it, two of Perth's citizens venture out on foot and by boat into the vicinity of their cramped, closely overseen town. In whimsically funny conversations, they observe local natural phenomena and landmarks while discussing the buried, ruined evidence of the region's architectural history. Their perceptions of waterways and landforms highlight their sometimes conflicted understanding of historical change at Perth on the eve of the Scottish National Covenant. The beguilingly inglorious verse in which Henry Adamson clothes his characters' sentiments serves as the outermost layer of several stylistic misdirections, as if to distract official attention from any dangerous contemporary criticism within.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-12-17
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt650 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieScottish Text Society Fifth Series
Antal sidor240
FörlagScottish Text Society
ISBN9781897976500

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PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionAuthorship and date- Evidence for authorship in An- John Adamson's role- Henry Adamson: biography- The date of MTWitnesses- An- BoLanguage and versification- Spellings, rhymes, and sounds- Inflections- Parts of speech and phrasal construction- Simple and composite sentences- Words and meanings in Scots and English- VersificationLiterary and historical significance- Master Gall and Monsier George- A poem on Perth- The bridge and its mysteriesPrevious editionEditorial practiceThe Muses Threnodie: Or Mirthfull Mournings on the Death of Master Gall by Henry Adamson1Pre. Title Page2Pre. Dedication3Pre. To the Reader- William Drummond, Letter to Henry Adamson4Pre. Henry Adamson, The Inventarie of the Gabions5Pre. Henry Adamson, An Apologie of the Author6Pre. Thomas Crawford, De authoris præmaturo obitu7Pre. John Adamson, To Perth8Pre. Thomas Crawford, On Patrick Adamson9Pre. In authorem libri10Pre. Ad Pertham11Pre. John Moore, To the Memorie of the Author1Mu. The First Muse2Mu. The Second Muse3Mu. The Third Muse4Mu. The Fourth Muse5Mu. The Fifth Muse6Mu. The Sixth Muse7Mu. The Seventh Muse8Mu. The Eighth Muse9Mu. The Ninth MuseTextual NotesExplanatory NotesBibliographyGlossary Index of names and places in the poem