Robert Burns: Selected Poems (Cambridge Literature)
By Unknown Author.
Description
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!" The name of Robert Burns is celebrated by millions throughout the world, yet appreciation of his poetry is often limited and distorted. This volume shows him not only as the `ploughman poet' of popular legend but as a sophisticated literary artist drawing on the resources of two languages. Extracts from Henryson, Milton, Pope, Fergusson and others help place Burns in the traditions of English and Scottish literature. Cambridge Literature is a series of s...
ISBN(s)
0521626838, 9780521626835
