Author: Clayton Carlyle Tarr
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570038297
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
"The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns includes fourteen color and fifty-eight black-and-white illustrations as well as an introduction by G. Ross Roy on the history of the collection. In text and images, the catalogue documents a monumental research collection that serves as an open invitation for further investigations into the life, works, and legacy of Scotland's bard."--BOOK JACKET.
The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns
Author: Clayton Carlyle Tarr
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570038297
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
"The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns includes fourteen color and fifty-eight black-and-white illustrations as well as an introduction by G. Ross Roy on the history of the collection. In text and images, the catalogue documents a monumental research collection that serves as an open invitation for further investigations into the life, works, and legacy of Scotland's bard."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570038297
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
"The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns includes fourteen color and fifty-eight black-and-white illustrations as well as an introduction by G. Ross Roy on the history of the collection. In text and images, the catalogue documents a monumental research collection that serves as an open invitation for further investigations into the life, works, and legacy of Scotland's bard."--BOOK JACKET.
A Night Out with Robert Burns
Author: Robert Burns
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 184767450X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Scottish poet Robert Burns has been idolised and eulogised. He has been sainted, painted, tarted-up and toasted. He is famous as the author of 'Auld Lang Syne', and he has long been the patron saint of the heartsore and the hungover. But what about the poems? Beneath the cult of Burns Nights and patriotic yawps, there is the work itself, among the purest and most truthful created in any age. This is a Burns collection like no other, introduced, arranged and contextualised by the award-winning novelist and essayist Andrew O'Hagan. Above all, it is an accessible edition made for the pleasure of reading that brings Burns' timeless work to full, riotous, colourful life.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 184767450X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Scottish poet Robert Burns has been idolised and eulogised. He has been sainted, painted, tarted-up and toasted. He is famous as the author of 'Auld Lang Syne', and he has long been the patron saint of the heartsore and the hungover. But what about the poems? Beneath the cult of Burns Nights and patriotic yawps, there is the work itself, among the purest and most truthful created in any age. This is a Burns collection like no other, introduced, arranged and contextualised by the award-winning novelist and essayist Andrew O'Hagan. Above all, it is an accessible edition made for the pleasure of reading that brings Burns' timeless work to full, riotous, colourful life.
Burns and Other Poets
Author: David Sergeant
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748643583
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
New essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary cultureIn this volume, 17 leading Burns scholars, poetry critics and practising poets reflect on the enduring significance of one of the most important poets of the 18th century. They show that Burns was a highly innovative and technically accomplished poet, as capable of transforming earlier traditions as of launching new literary trends.Looks at Burns' place amongst his literary predecessors, contemporaries and heirs, including:* Scottish poets such as Ramsay, Fergusson, Byron, Hogg, MacDiarmid, Paterson, Dunn & Mackay Brown* English poets such as Milton, Addison, Gray & Wordsworth* Classical writers such as Virgil* Irish poets such as Merriman, Goldsmith, Dermody & HeaneyBy looking at Burns in the context of other poets, each chapter sheds new lighton his own practices and the practice of poetry in general. They investigate the political, national, philosophical and ethical aspects of his poetry, showing how you can deepen
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748643583
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
New essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary cultureIn this volume, 17 leading Burns scholars, poetry critics and practising poets reflect on the enduring significance of one of the most important poets of the 18th century. They show that Burns was a highly innovative and technically accomplished poet, as capable of transforming earlier traditions as of launching new literary trends.Looks at Burns' place amongst his literary predecessors, contemporaries and heirs, including:* Scottish poets such as Ramsay, Fergusson, Byron, Hogg, MacDiarmid, Paterson, Dunn & Mackay Brown* English poets such as Milton, Addison, Gray & Wordsworth* Classical writers such as Virgil* Irish poets such as Merriman, Goldsmith, Dermody & HeaneyBy looking at Burns in the context of other poets, each chapter sheds new lighton his own practices and the practice of poetry in general. They investigate the political, national, philosophical and ethical aspects of his poetry, showing how you can deepen
The Cotter's Saturday Night
Author: Robert Burns
Publisher: Chicago : J. C. Winston
ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher: Chicago : J. C. Winston
ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Burns Supper
Author: Clark McGinn
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912387565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
When did Burns Suppers start? Why is it celebrated all over the world? Who can join in the fun? Spanning the history of the phenomenon, from the year of its creation in 1801 to the present day, this book offers you everything you need to know about the Burns Supper, and the poet for whom it is held every year. From the origins of the custom to its modern day interpretations, from the rituals and traditions to the fun and fellowship, this first full-length study of the unique annual celebration of Scotland's national poet answers every question you can think of, along with every one you can't.
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912387565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
When did Burns Suppers start? Why is it celebrated all over the world? Who can join in the fun? Spanning the history of the phenomenon, from the year of its creation in 1801 to the present day, this book offers you everything you need to know about the Burns Supper, and the poet for whom it is held every year. From the origins of the custom to its modern day interpretations, from the rituals and traditions to the fun and fellowship, this first full-length study of the unique annual celebration of Scotland's national poet answers every question you can think of, along with every one you can't.
The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of His Life, and a Criticism of His Writings, &c
Author: Robert Burns
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
... Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
The New Statesman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
The Bookman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Robert Burns and Other Essays & Sketches
Author: William Power
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description