Burns (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): English Men of Letters Series

by John Campbell Shairp

Overview

Known in Scotland as simply “The Bard,” Robert Burns (1759–1796) endured a childhood of hardship and poverty to become a celebrated poet who is today widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. J. C. Shairp’s biography of Burns is an insightful look at the life of this pioneer of the Romantic Movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411439146
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	02/15/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	250 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

John Campbell Shairp (1819–1885) was a Scottish critic and man of letters. Over the course of his career he wrote several studies of poetry, and in 1877 he was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford University. His lectures on poetry were published throughout his lifetime. Many are collected in Aspects of Poetry (1881).