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Title: Selected Poems and Songs
Condition: New
EAN: 9780199682324
ISBN: 9780199682324
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 09/01/2014
Item Height: 195mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 23mm
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199682321
Description: 'The Poetic Genius of my Country...bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my natal Soil, in my native tongue.' Many of the poems and songs of Robert Burns (1759-96) are familiar to readers the world over: lyrical, acerbic, comic, bawdy, democratic. They include 'To a Mouse', 'John Anderson my Jo', 'A red red Rose', 'Auld lang syne', 'Tam o 'Shanter' and many more, whose vernacular energy and simple beauty have ensured lasting popularity. This generous new selection offers Burns's work as it was first encountered by contemporary readers, presenting the texts in the contexts in which they were originally published. It reproduces the whole of Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect published at Kilmarnock in 1786, the volume which made Burns famous; and it reunites a generous selection of songs from The Scots Musical Museum and A Select Collection of Scottish Airs with their full scores. Comprehensive notes describe the circumstances in which other poems and songs found their way into print, both before and after the poet's death. The edition also includes some important letters, and a full glossary to explain Scots words. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Poetry & Drama
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics
Topic: History, Music Dance & Theatre
Author: Robert Burns
Contributor: Robert P. Irvine (Edited by)
Item Weight: 338g
Release Year: 2014

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