| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 476 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Dictionary of literary biography ; volume 383
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Dictionary of literary biography complete online
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Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 383.
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Dictionary of literary biography complete online.
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| Note |
"A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book." |
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"ISSN: 1096-8547". |
| Summary |
Discusses the life and writings of Robert Burns, an 18th century Scottish poet and lyricist, who wrote in both Scots and English, and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and a pioneer of the Romantic movement. Includes reviews of his work and evaluates his influence. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. A poor man's son in Ayrshire: A cottage in Alloway - Burns's early reading - Mount Oliphant - Lochlea -- 2. Mossgiel and the Kilmarnock edition: Mossgiel : The brothers' farm - Burns as a ploughman-poet - The bard and his friends - On the Kirk and the community - Love and courtship - Jamaica and the dream of emigration - The Kilmarnock edition: "To Try My Fate in Guid Black Prent" - The aftermath of the Kilmarnock edition -- 3. Edinburgh and celebrity: Burns in the capital - "All the gay world" : sociability - Reviews of the Kilmarnock edition - Some poetic responses - The Edinburgh edition - Reviews of the Edinburgh edition - Exploring Scotland : Spring to Fall 1787 - Facing the future: a second winter in Edinburgh -- 4. Ellisland: Marriage and a new farm - The excise - Literary and political connections - "Tam o' Shanter" - Collecting songs -- 5. Dumfries - Living in Dumfries - A third edition of Burns's poems - An active excise officer - The Galloway tour - The Dumfries theater - Politics in time of war - Two Scottish song projects - Maria Riddell - Last illness, death, funeral -- 6. Aftermath: Obituaries and other early reponses to Burns's death - Editing Burns - Assessing Burns's legacy - Early pilgrims. |
| Subject |
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. |
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Poets, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Poets, Scottish. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Scott, Patrick, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Robert Burns. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a Cengage Company, [2019] 9780787696580 (DLC) 2018023299 |
| ISBN |
9781414462561 (electronic book) |
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9780787696580 (hardcover) |
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