A Bard Unkend: Selected Poems in the Scottish Dialect
The poet and actor Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816), a younger contemporary of Robert Burns, published two volumes of poetry in Scotland before emigrating in 1795 to the United States, where he settled in Charleston, South Carolina. This selection draws attention to a neglected aspect of Turnbull's work, his writing in Scots. Drawing on advance research for the first collected edition of Turnbull's poetry, the selection includes verse in Scots from all phases of his career, including poetry in Scots published in America.
1134581818
A Bard Unkend: Selected Poems in the Scottish Dialect
The poet and actor Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816), a younger contemporary of Robert Burns, published two volumes of poetry in Scotland before emigrating in 1795 to the United States, where he settled in Charleston, South Carolina. This selection draws attention to a neglected aspect of Turnbull's work, his writing in Scots. Drawing on advance research for the first collected edition of Turnbull's poetry, the selection includes verse in Scots from all phases of his career, including poetry in Scots published in America.
8.0 In Stock
A Bard Unkend: Selected Poems in the Scottish Dialect

A Bard Unkend: Selected Poems in the Scottish Dialect

A Bard Unkend: Selected Poems in the Scottish Dialect

A Bard Unkend: Selected Poems in the Scottish Dialect

Overview

The poet and actor Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816), a younger contemporary of Robert Burns, published two volumes of poetry in Scotland before emigrating in 1795 to the United States, where he settled in Charleston, South Carolina. This selection draws attention to a neglected aspect of Turnbull's work, his writing in Scots. Drawing on advance research for the first collected edition of Turnbull's poetry, the selection includes verse in Scots from all phases of his career, including poetry in Scots published in America.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781514348512
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 06/19/2015
Series: Scottish Poetry Reprints , #10
Pages: 50
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816), born in Berwickshire in the Scottish borders, began writing poetry as a teenage carpet-weaver in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. His first volume, Poetical Essays, appeared in 1788. In the early 1790s, he joined the theatre company in Dumfries, renewed his earlier friendship with Robert Burns, wrote a play, and published a second volume, Poems, in 1794. In 1795, he emigrated to Charleston, South Carolina, where he made a career as an actor and later schoolmaster, contributing poetry to Charleston newspapers and to other American periodicals. He became an American citizen in 1813, and died in Charleston in 1816.
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of

Customer Reviews