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[Telegrams to Jack Ruby from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott, November 24, 1963 and Rob, November 25, 1963 #1]
No full textIndividual telegrams by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott and a man only identifying himself as "Rob" to Jack Ruby, thanking and congratulating him for assassinating Lee Harvey Oswald
[Telegrams to Jack Ruby from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott, November 24, 1963 and Rob, November 25, 1963 #2]
No full textIndividual telegrams by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott and a man only identifying himself as "Rob" to Jack Ruby, thanking and congratulating him for assassinating Lee Harvey Oswald
Rob Roy (Afterward)
No full textFrom its first publication in 1816 Rob Roy has been recognized as containing some of Scott\u27s finest writing and most engaging, fully realized characters. The outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor was already a legendary, disputed figure by the time Scott wrote a heroic Scottish Robin Hood to some, an over-glamorized, unprincipled predator to others. Scott approaches Rob Roy indirectly, through the adventures of his fictional hero, Frank Osbaldistone, amid the political turmoil of England and Scotland in 1715. With characteristic care Scott reconstructs the period and settings so as to place Rob Roy and the Scotland he inhabits amid conflicting moral, economic and historical forces. This edition features, besides a new critical introduction and extensive explanatory notes, an essay outlining clearly the novels historical context and a glossary of Scottish words and phrases used by Scott\u27s colorful, vernacular characters.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/1293/thumbnail.jp
Rob at Scott\u27s Pass, 1936-1937
No full textBlack and white photo showing Rob [Alexander?] at Scott\u27s Pass in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, in the winter of 1936-1937
No.481 Scott Groene
No full textTranscript (38 pages) of interview(s) by Rob DeBirk with Scott Groene on July 2, 2007Groene discusses why he attended law school and how he became a paid "enviro." He started his law career working for Indians in Mexican Hat, Utah. He also lived in Bluff and Moab, Utah and Washington D.C. while working for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. He is now executive director of that organization. He describes some of the environmental issues he has worked on over the years, such as livestock grazing, wilderness designation, military missile-testing operations, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and cultural resources, and he talks about the politics surrounding these issues. Interview is part of the Utah Environmentalists Oral History Project. Interviewer: Robert DeBir
Rob at Scott\u27s Pass, 1936-1937 (Negative)
No full textNegative of photo showing Rob [Alexander?] at Scott\u27s Pass in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, in the winter of 1936-1937
Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy (1817; revised 1829–1830)
No full textAbstract: Rob Roy occupies a central place in the history of the novel, more particularly the historical novel, which Sir Walter Scott is frequently said to have invented. The chapter will look at the larger historical context and what was for Scott the essential question of his era, which also has close application in the novel: that of divided loyalties in times of changing political power. Moreover, it will discuss the novel’s narrative and aesthetic strategies in the context of the distinctively Scottish complexity of the relation between Enlightenment and Romanticism that is interwoven with the extraordinary temporal layers in the novel’s narrative. Rob Roy’s reception is viewed in the context of its publication history, which has informed its critical appreciation, the legacy of the novel, and Scott’s work more generally, in terms of cultural production in various fields (for example, in theatre, music, cinema and TV)
Interview with Rob Leland
No full textRob Leland came to MSU in 1981 as a National Merit Scholar and an Alumni Distinguished Scholarship recipient, studying engineering (electrical and aerospace) and pre-med. He eventually became a Rhodes Scholar and went on to earn an MS in mathematics of computing and a PhD in parallel computing from Oxford University. During his years at MSU, Leland was impressed with the breadth of subject matter available to students, the quality of the professors, and the sense of community. He was grateful for the balance he got here and appreciated the culture of success and the dedication of the faculty and advising staff who created an environment that was supportive and rich. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Argonne National Lab; Molly Brennan; John Cobb; Eric Goodman; Gray Hagstrom; James Harrison; Paul Hunt; internship at Argonne National Lab; Cecil Mackey; ADS Program; Oxford University; Ron Tempus; Scott Vaugh
ROB ROY AND THE EXPLORATION OF CULTURAL IDENTITY: THE SOCIOPOLITICAL RELATIONSHIP OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND ACCORDING TO SIR WALTER SCOTT
No full textabstract: The interaction between England and Scotland is complicated and continually changing. Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott examines this long-standing relationship through his various writings. Scott conveys a presence that is both acutely aware of the damages enacted upon Scotland by various English political efforts, and sensitive to the delicate relationship that the two regions had begun to form during his lifetime. Through a critical analysis of Scott's novel, Rob Roy, one can see the various strategies Scott used to balance the need to address prior controversies within the relationship, and the petition to move beyond the prior conflict and develop a mutual understanding of each culture. Through this, Scott is able to regenerate a sense of Scottish nationalism for his people, and encourage improved relations within the British Isles
W. Scott, Waverley, Rob-Roy, La Fiancée de Lammermoor, éd. M. Crouzet
No full textGattégno Jean. W. Scott, Waverley, Rob-Roy, La Fiancée de Lammermoor, éd. M. Crouzet. In: Romantisme, 1982, n°36. Traditions et novations. pp. 123-125
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