Burns and other poets
By: edited by David Sergeant and Fiona Stafford
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780748643578
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Scottish authors; Influence; English poetry; History and criticism
Description: These essays focus on Robert Burns' achievements as a poet, exploring his special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary culture. Close readings of his dialogues with earlier poets such as John Milton, Thomas Gray and Allan Ramsay, sit alongside analyses of the creative responses of his contemporaries and heirs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.