Talk:Literature in early modern Scotland

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Scotland Mid‑importance

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Literature Mid‑importance

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:36, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, another of your impressive articles! It would be a pleasure to review this. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:36, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Sainsf - I look forward to your review.--SabreBD (talk) 08:10, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

General

I think you should add what a Kirk is. And say "Kirk" or "kirk".

It is already linked in the lead - do you mean it needs more than that?--SabreBD (talk) 18:23, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Um, I haven't read the lead yet (see next point)... looking at the length of this article, it would be preferable to repeat links from the lead in the article. It is not really mandatory, though, just a suggestion. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 18:31, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The lead is way too long for an article of this length, it is supposed to be a summary of the most important points. Please reduce it to three paragraphs (no para should be too long). I will give it a read after it has been shortened.

I have reduced this, but kept four paragraphs, as they are chronologically distinct.--SabreBD (talk) 18:25, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Background

Highlands and Islands why the caps?
It is generally capitalised as a recognised area. I have linked it.--SabreBD (talk) 17:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Who exactly are hereditary poets?
I thought this was obvious from the context, the position was passed down through the family - which is linked.--SabreBD (talk) 17:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Walter Chepman (c. 1473-c. 1528) use an endash here
Done--SabreBD
Andrew Myllar (f. 1505–08) What does f. mean here?' (talk) 17:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Flourished - the article was not consistent so I have changed this to "fl."--SabreBD (talk) 17:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It would be helpful to add an inline explanation for makar. It would help readers who wish to know what it means in short, and don't wish to chase links.
Done--SabreBD (talk) 17:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Makars

There are two duplinks: makars, Anglian
Done--SabreBD (talk) 17:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
and the minority of her son James VI (r. 1567–1625) What does minority mean here?
Linked--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
What is the Kirk?
Dealt with above.--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
John Rolland (fl. 1530–75) What is fl. ?
See above.--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dramatists

Duplink: Mary, Queen of Scots
Done--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Poetry

You need to identify Wormald
Linked her. Is that what you meant?--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Right. Had it been a redlink, though, you would have had to give an explanation yourself. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 01:40, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jenny Wormald, describes James No comma
Done--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Robert Aytoun accompanied Comma after Aytoun
Done--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Vernacular revival

After the Union in 1707 It would be good to add a link.
Done--SabreBD (talk) 06:07, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Allan Ramsay (1686–1758) was the most important literary figure of the era I am not able to check the source in ref. 36, which I assume is the source for this. Please make sure that the source explicitly says or clearly implies that there was no one of his stature at that time. This type of statements may be controversial.
I cannot get back to this at the moment, but I am pretty confident that this will be in the article. He quite definitely was.--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is better to say "Allan Ramsay (1686–1758) was considered the most important literary figure of the era", because the phrase "often described as leading a "vernacular revival"" after it would then suggest this was a general belief, as, I understand, you wish to suggest. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 01:40, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done--SabreBD (talk) 06:05, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That should be it. Cheers, Sainsf (talk · contribs) 15:58, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sabrebd: 5 days no see. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 15:35, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have a couple of days holiday at the end of the week - should be able to complete this then.--SabreBD (talk) 21:30, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Very good, we can promote this now. Cheers, Sainsf (talk · contribs) 08:07, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]