Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century: Correspondence

Published: 1 November 2018

An afternoon symposium exploring the opportunities and challenges of editing the correspondence of Robert Burns through the holdings of the National Library of Scotland

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Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century: Correspondence

The Board Room, National Library of Scotland.

Friday 2nd November

 An afternoon symposium exploring the opportunities and challenges of editing the correspondence of Robert Burns through the holdings of the National Library of Scotland

 

1.30:  Welcome & Introduction

1.35:  Burns’s correspondence at the National Library of Scotland

Dr Ralph McLean

2.05: Common acquaintances or humble friends: Robert Burns and Frances Dunlop at the NLS

Moira Hansen

2.35:  Tea & coffee

2.55:  Editing Burns's Correspondence: the NLS Connection

Professor Gerard Carruthers

3.30:  Roundtable discussion on editing Burns's Correspondence

Dr Rhona Brown, Dr Pauline Mackay and Dr Ronnie Young 

4.00: Closing remark

This event is free to attend but tickets must be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/editing-robert-burns-for-the-21st-century-correspondence-tickets-51082430926


First published: 1 November 2018