Crawford, Robert
The Bard
- ISBN 13:
- 9781844139309
- author:
- Crawford, Robert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pimlico
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 480
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
- Genre:
- Biography: Literary
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Robert Burns: A Biography by Robert Crawford This biography presents the remarkable life and work of Scotland's greatest poet, drawing on previously untapped sources such as rediscovered poetry, manuscript journals, correspondence, interviews, and oratory from his contemporaries. With a poet's insight and a shrewd sense of human drama, Robert Crawford explores how Burns combined a childhood steeped in rural song-culture with linguistic artistry to become the world's most popular love poet and the master poet of modern democracy. The Bard offers a nuanced portrait of an extraordinary man fighting to maintain his integrity in the face of overwhelming pressures. Written with accessible élan, this biography demonstrates why the life and work of Scotland's greatest poet continue to compel attention from around the world. A quarter of a millennium after his birth, Burns's legacy remains strikingly relevant, making this biography a compelling read for anyone interested in literature, history, or Scottish culture.
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