Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (Penguin Classics: Poetry First Editions) - Softcover

Schmidt, Michael; Burns, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140437436 ISBN 13: 9780140437430

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1999

Synopsis

First published in July 1786, Robert Burns' first and most famous collection POEMS CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT, transformed the face of Scottish and English Romanticism.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1759, the son of an Ayrshire cottar, Burns developed an early inclination for literature. From 1784-1788, whilst farm-labouring, he wrote much of his best poetry including the famous POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT. To supplement thefamily income, Burns took a position as an excise man, concentrating on song-writing from 1787. He died at the age 37, his health undermined by rheumatic fever.

Synopsis:

First published in 1786, Burns' first and most famous collection of poems transformed the face of Scottish and English Romanticism. In the PENGUIN CLASSICS: POETRY FIRST EDITIONS series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140437436
• ISBN 13: 9780140437430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176