Selected Essays on Scottish Language and Literature: A Festschrift in Honor of Allan H. MacLaineSteven R. McKenna E. Mellen Press, 1992 - 271 Seiten This is a selection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field of Scottish studies, covering the literary traditions of Scotland from the ancient poetry of the picts to Scots translations of Italian poems in the 20th century. |
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... fact that the witches were accused by a girl of thirteen years , Janet Douglas , who claimed to possess second sight and to have discovered her victims by this talent . From a detailed study of her activities and of reactions to them ...
... fact that the witches were accused by a girl of thirteen years , Janet Douglas , who claimed to possess second sight and to have discovered her victims by this talent . From a detailed study of her activities and of reactions to them ...
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... fact which colored her entire life . Born in London of Scots parentage on August 16 , 1679 , she was the younger of two daughters of a naval officer , Captain David Trotter , and his wife , Sarah Bellenden , who was related to the ...
... fact which colored her entire life . Born in London of Scots parentage on August 16 , 1679 , she was the younger of two daughters of a naval officer , Captain David Trotter , and his wife , Sarah Bellenden , who was related to the ...
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... fact that the play is " by a woman writ , " and therefore begging the audience for its indulgence . Trotter's dedication to The Fatal Friendship comments : " When a Woman appears in the World under any distinguishing Character , she ...
... fact that the play is " by a woman writ , " and therefore begging the audience for its indulgence . Trotter's dedication to The Fatal Friendship comments : " When a Woman appears in the World under any distinguishing Character , she ...
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Henrysons Construction of his Audience | 13 |
David Parkinson Prescriptions for Laughter in Some Middle Scots Poems | 27 |
Scottish Goliard | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
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