Poetry & Poets: 16th To 18th Centuries

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    As Burns Said: A Collection Of Quotations From The Writings Of Scotland's Greatest Poet, Robert Burns - Robert Burns - Paperback
    This popular collection of over four hundred quotations from the pen of Robert Burns has been selected and classified under 53 subject headings.Because of the wide variety of subjects covered in his work, Burns covers the spectrum of human experience.
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    Burns A-Z: The Complete Wordfinder - James A. Mackay - Hardback
    This volume contains over 15,000 key words and 80,000 quotations, cross-referenced to the page number in the 'Complete Works of Burns' and the 'Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns'.
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    Burnsology: The Story Of Robert Burns - NH
    'Burnsology' is a beautifully illustrated book based on the life of one of our greatest writers, designed to appeal to readers both young and old.
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    The Burns Supper Companion - Hugh Douglas - Paperback
    Hugh Douglas offers advice on organising a successful Burns Supper. He aims to pinpoint the many potential pitfalls that could confront even the most experienced organiser, while, at the same time, suggesting different ways to honour the immortal memory of Scotland's national bard.
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    Burns The Radical: Poetry And Politics In Late Eighteenth-Century Scotland - Liam McIlvanney - Paperback
    As a political poet, Robert Burns has been ill served by a critical tradition which views him as a naive practitioner of rustic verse. This study uncovers the intellectual context of the poet's political radicalism.
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    Byron: Life And Legend - Fiona MacCarthy - Paperback
    For this biography of Byron, Fiona MacCarthy has had exclusive access to the full John Murray Byron archive. She brings a fresh eye to Byron's childhood in Scotland, his embattled relations with his mother, and the effect on him of his deformed foot.
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    Civil Warrior: The Life And Collected Poems Of James Graham, First Marquis Of Montrose, Warrior And Poet, 1612-1650 - James Graham, Marquis of Montrose - Hardback
    James Graham was Scotland's great cavalier hero. This work tell's his story, based on all that survives of the poems he wrote at moments of crisis. It puts his words in their historical context, using contemporary reportage.
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    The Complete Letters Of Robert Burns - Robert Burns - Hardback
    The prose writings of Robert Burns have tended to be overshadowed by his poetry. However, this volume of Burns' letters has been arranged in chronological order of recipient, thus enabling the reader to trace the development of Burns' relationships with his correspondents.
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    Death, The Devil And Tam O'Shanter: The Supernatural World Of Robert Burns - Tom Douglas - Hardback
    The main influences on Robert Burns were Calvinism, Masonic ritual and terrifying Scottish folklore. Burns hated the first but was wary of the last. Tom Douglas explores these influences in the wonderful poems that Burns wrote during his short life.
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    Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities In Scotland And Ireland 1200-1650 - Wilson McLeod - Hardback
    In this study, Wilson McLeod challenges the familiar view that Gaelic Scotland and Gaelic Ireland formed a cultural unit during the late Middle Ages and early modern period. He tests the view of a unified Gaelic 'culture-province' by examining the surviving sources, especially formal bardic poetry.

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