Burnsian

[1] Given Isaac's interest in musical setting of songs, and the brothers 'love of Burns,' Mackniel 'may refer to Hector Macneill, author of rural tales, ballads and songs in the Burnsian manner.

Letter 96 2009

The setup is quintessentially Burnsian, if you will, and the cast is a delight.

Kristin McCracken: I'd Call That a Success: Ed Burns on Newlyweds Kristin McCracken 2011

In a Burnsian twist on the sabbath legend, a mere witness to the sexually charged satanic ritual becomes

National Demons: Robert Burns, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Folk in the Forest 2006

Rebecca has been celebrating Robbie Burns, so I thought I'd put up one of my favorite bits of Burnsian poetry:

Archive 2005-01-01 2005

Rebecca has been celebrating Robbie Burns, so I thought I'd put up one of my favorite bits of Burnsian poetry:

The Rigid Righteous and Their Better Art of Hiding 2005

The question raised by Mills's decision, of course, is that of how Homecoming's Burnsian celebrations might maintain their momentum right throughout the year.

unknown title 2009

You may not like Rove but you gotta admire the guy's brass balls and Burnsian tactics.

Stix Blog 2008

Central to Ratliff’s success is his avoidance of that most Ken Burnsian of pitfalls: the temptation to apply an evolutionary model when evaluating America’s greatest original art form — a temptation amplified when the subject is the visionary commonly held to be the “last major figure in the evolution of jazz.”

Cover to Cover 2007

Central to Ratliff’s success is his avoidance of that most Ken Burnsian of pitfalls: the temptation to apply an evolutionary model when evaluating America’s greatest original art form — a temptation amplified when the subject is the visionary commonly held to be the “last major figure in the evolution of jazz.”

Cover to Cover 2007

The ever dour, fast-talking monotone Monahan made me miss the sly Burnsian-smile of Dimdahl, his skin so smooth and hair perfectly white (or are those hairs transparent, like a polar bear’s?).

mjh's blog — 2006 — January 2006