Robert Burns (Cambridge Library Collection - English Men of Letters) - Softcover

Shairp, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108034721 ISBN 13: 9781108034722

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Like other works in the first series of English Men of Letters, Shairp's 1879 biography of Robert Burns (1759–96) is a work of both history and literary criticism that can be used as an entry point to a wider study of its subject. Literary scholar John Campbell Shairp (1819–85) was born in Linlithgowshire and educated at Oxford. His publications include the essay collection Culture and Religion (1870) and Studies in Poetry and Philosophy (1868), both of which ran to multiple editions. In 1877 he was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford, and held that chair in conjunction with the principalship of the United College of St Andrews until his death. With the insights of a historian and a poet, Shairp explores Burns' life through places lived in and travelled to, before turning to the 'characters, poems, and songs' of a poet widely admired in the late Victorian period.

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Book Description:

Like other works in this series, Shairp's 1879 biography is a work of both history and literary criticism, one that invites the reader to a wider study of its subject. Shairp organises the book largely around places lived in and travelled to before turning to Burns' 'characters, poems, and songs'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108034721
• ISBN 13: 9781108034722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222