Title: Robert Burns and pastoral
Description: This text restores the long marginalised Scottish poet Robert Burns to his rightful place as a major poet of the 18th century and Romantic period. It discusses his education as a farmer during the revolutionary period of 'improvement' in 18th-century Scotland, decision to write 'Scots pastoral' poetry, and influence on Wordsworth and Coleridge.
Subjects: English Pastoral poetry, Agriculture in literature, Agriculture, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, History, 1759-1796, POETRY, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Burns, Robert,, Burns, robert, 1759-1796, Pastoral poetry, history and criticism, Agriculture, scotland, Rural conditions in literature, Enlightenment
Places: Scotland
People: Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Time periods: 18th century