The Scottish Text Society (STS) is a

text publication society A text publication society is a learned society which publishes (either as its sole function, or as a principal function) scholarly editions of old works of historical or literary interest, or archival documents. In addition to full texts, a text p ...

founded in 1882 to promote the study of

Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes works in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin, Norn or other languages written within the modern boundaries of Scotland. The earl ...

. The Society publishes scholarly editions of important texts from the country's literary history, and has played a significant role in the revival of interest in the literature and languages of Scotland. To date, the Society has published approximately 150 volumes, from the 14th to the 19th centuries, but with a focus on

Middle Scots Middle Scots was the Anglic language of Lowland Scotland in the period from 1450 to 1700. By the end of the 15th century, its phonology, orthography, accidence, syntax and vocabulary had diverged markedly from Early Scots, which was virtua ...

works of the 16th to 18th centuries. These editions include poetry, drama and prose works. Professor Sally Mapstone Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the

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is Honorary President of the Society.

Notable publications

* '' The Brus'', by John Barbour * ''

The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace ''The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace'' (Modern ), also known as ''The Wallace'', is a long "romantic biographical" poem by the fifteenth-century Scottish '' makar'' of the name Blind Harry, probably ...

'', by

Blind Hary Blind Harry ( 1440 – 1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of ''The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace'', more commonly known as '' The Wallace''. This wa ...

* ''

The Buke of the Law of Armys ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'', by Gilbert Hay * ''The Shorter Poems of

Gavin Douglas Gavin Douglas (c. 1474 – September 1522) was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, he is chiefly remembered for his poetry. His main pioneering achievement was the '' Eneados'', a full and f ...

'' * ''Virgil's'' Aeneid, ''Translated into Scottish Verse by Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld'' * The works of

Alexander Montgomerie Alexander Montgomerie (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair Mac Gumaraid) (c. 1550?–1598) was a Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, or makar, born in Ayrshire. He was a Scottish Gaelic speaker and a Scots speaker from Ayrshire, an area which was ...

* ''

History of the House of Angus History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as we ...

'', by

David Hume David Hume (; born David Home; 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) – 25 August 1776) Cranston, Maurice, and Thomas Edmund Jessop. 2020 999br>David Hume" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved 18 May 2020. was a Scottish Enlightenment phil ...

* ''

The Complaynt of Scotland ''The Complaynt of Scotland'' is a Scottish book printed in 1549 as propaganda during the war of the Rough Wooing against the Kingdom of England, and is an important work of the Scots language. Context and authorship The book was part of the wa ...

'' * '' The New Testament in Scots'', by Murdoch Nisbet. In 2014, the Society launched a new publication of the original poem Buke of the Howlat.

References

External links

Official website
Book publishing companies of Scotland Medieval literature 1882 establishments in Scotland Learned societies of Scotland Organizations established in 1882 Organisations based in Edinburgh Scots-language works Scots-language mass media Text publication societies History of literature in Scotland {{lit-org-stub

Notable publications

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