Reading Robert Burns
Texts, Contexts, Transformations
By Carol McGuirk | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Robert Burns is Scotland’s greatest cultural icon. Yet, despite his continued popularity, critical work has been compromised by the myths that have built up around him. McGuirk focuses on Burns’s poems and songs, analysing his use of both vernacular Scots and literary English to provide a unique reading of his work.
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- ISBN 9781317317340
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Robert Burns is Scotland’s greatest cultural icon. Yet, despite his continued popularity, critical work has been compromised by the myths that have built up around him. McGuirk focuses on Burns’s poems and songs, analysing his use of both vernacular Scots and literary English to provide a unique reading of his work.
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What is Reading Robert Burns about?
Robert Burns is Scotland’s greatest cultural icon. Yet, despite his continued popularity, critical work has been compromised by the myths that have built up around him. McGuirk focuses on Burns’s poems and songs, analysing his use of both vernacular Scots and literary English to provide a unique reading of his work.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Reading Robert Burns?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
Where can I read a sample of Reading Robert Burns?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317317340
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Reading Robert Burns?
Carol McGuirk
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Reading Robert Burns is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317317340)