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The Burns Encyclopedia
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Manufacturer: Robert Hale Ltd
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The Burns Encyclopedia Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 821
EAN: 9780709057192
ISBN: 0709057199
Label: Robert Hale Ltd
Manufacturer: Robert Hale Ltd
Book Pages: 448
Publication Date: 1996-12
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Studio: Robert Hale Ltd
Dewey Decimal Number: 821
EAN: 9780709057192
ISBN: 0709057199
Label: Robert Hale Ltd
Manufacturer: Robert Hale Ltd
Book Pages: 448
Publication Date: 1996-12
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Studio: Robert Hale Ltd
Editorial Review of The Burns Encyclopedia
Robert Burns wrote songs, satires, and verse-letters along with the luminous poetry which has delighted readers for more than 200 years. Since the first edition of this encyclopedic guide to his life and work was published in 1959 it has been regarded as the definitive guide to an important literary figure. This third revised and updated edition includes the latest scholarship about the poet and his work and fills in details of little-known characters in the Burns story. Includes illustrations from period paintings and etchings that bring the people and places of Robert Burns' Scotland to vibrant life.
Customer Reviews of The Burns Encyclopedia
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Burns Fan
Review: This book gives all you need to know about when and where
Burns met anyone,wrote his poetry,whom the poem was
about and many other items of interest about Burns.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: companion guide to Burn's works
Review: Och, every Scots should have a copy!! Maurice Lindsay is a well-known poet, broadcaster and writer on many aspects of Scottish life and Literature (see his Castles of Scotland for one). He has written several on Burns already.
If it touched Burns, it's listed here. This is not a collection of Burns poems, but a companion to them. An excellent work for people just becoming acquainted with Scotland's beloved poet and need to understand the poetry better. Many editions of Burns works have glossaries to help with the Scots, but it still leaves the general reader or student with a lot of questions. This book fills in the gaps, so should be used as a study companion piece to books with Burns' complete works.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Who's who & what's what in Burns
Review: Just about every person, place, or thing mentioned in the songs and poems of Robert Burns (1759-1796) is given a paragraph or two. Indispensible encyclopedia on the "most gifted British soul" of the 18th century.
Review Summary: Burns Fan
Review: This book gives all you need to know about when and where
Burns met anyone,wrote his poetry,whom the poem was
about and many other items of interest about Burns.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: companion guide to Burn's works
Review: Och, every Scots should have a copy!! Maurice Lindsay is a well-known poet, broadcaster and writer on many aspects of Scottish life and Literature (see his Castles of Scotland for one). He has written several on Burns already.
If it touched Burns, it's listed here. This is not a collection of Burns poems, but a companion to them. An excellent work for people just becoming acquainted with Scotland's beloved poet and need to understand the poetry better. Many editions of Burns works have glossaries to help with the Scots, but it still leaves the general reader or student with a lot of questions. This book fills in the gaps, so should be used as a study companion piece to books with Burns' complete works.
Highly recommended for fans of Burns wanting to understand the man and the period he lived.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Who's who & what's what in Burns
Review: Just about every person, place, or thing mentioned in the songs and poems of Robert Burns (1759-1796) is given a paragraph or two. Indispensible encyclopedia on the "most gifted British soul" of the 18th century.