An Autograph Manuscript of Robert Burns's 'Afton Braes'

Author(s)

Patrick Scott, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Describes and illustrates the autograph manuscript of the song "Afton Braes" ("Flow gently, sweet Afton"), by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), recently acquired by the G. Ross Roy Collection, University of South Carolina Libraries; gives a collation of variants against the other major sources; examines the paper's watermark and excise stamping; and explores both the provenance of the manuscript itself and its significance for the University of South Carolina.

Publication Info

1 Studies in Scottish Literature, Volume 40, 2014. Patrick Scott, "An Autograph Manuscript of Robert Burns's 'Afton Braes'," Studies in Scottish Literature, 40 (2014); (c) Studies in Scottish Literature (2014).