Robert Burns was an eighteenth-century Scottish poet. This study by Gerard Carruthers examines Burns' work from the first publication of his poetry to his song writing and collecting. It encompasses discussion of Burns' social and religious satires, his political commentary, and his utterances on love and gender. In line with modern Burns scholarship, this study reads Burns against both his Scottish and British literary backgrounds and emphasizes, particularly, Burns' construction of his poetic persona. The book debunks the ...
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Robert Burns was an eighteenth-century Scottish poet. This study by Gerard Carruthers examines Burns' work from the first publication of his poetry to his song writing and collecting. It encompasses discussion of Burns' social and religious satires, his political commentary, and his utterances on love and gender. In line with modern Burns scholarship, this study reads Burns against both his Scottish and British literary backgrounds and emphasizes, particularly, Burns' construction of his poetic persona. The book debunks the myth of Burns as a heaven-taught ploughman, emphasizing his very contemporary understanding of the power of literature, and of the emotions as a vital part of human intellect.
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