Burns and Other Poets:

New essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary cultureGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748664887','ISBN:9780748643585','ISBN:9780748643578']);In this volume, 17 leading Burns scholars, poetry critics and practising poets reflect o...

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Main Author: Sergeant, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Summary:New essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary cultureGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748664887','ISBN:9780748643585','ISBN:9780748643578']);In 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 BrownEnglish poets such as Milton, Addison, Gray & WordsworthClassical writers such as VirgilIrish 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 your close readings with historical awareness.Key Features:Contributors include leading poet-critics such as award-winning Burns author Robert Crawford & Douglas Dunn, and experts in poetry criticism such as Stephen Gill & Patrick CrottyIncludes two exclusive new poems written for the volume by Bernard O'Donoghue and Andrew McNeillieCreative-critical discussions will generate new dialogues in Romanticism, Archipelagic Studies and Scottish, English & Irish literary studies
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (240 pages)
ISBN:9780748643585
DOI:10.1515/9780748643585

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