Скачать книгу (размер 2 294 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 451) Аннотация: This volume 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 includes the whole of Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), a generous selection of songs with full scores, comprehensive notes, some important letters and a glossary.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 294 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 255) Аннотация: The most essential of the immortal poems and songs of Scotland's beloved national bard are collected in this volume. With the publication of his first book of poems in 1786, Robert Burns — the twenty-seven-year-old son of a farmer — became a national celebrity, hailed as the Ploughman Poet. When he died ten years later, ten thousand people came to pay their respects at his funeral, and in the two…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The perfect gift for poetry lovers, this is a comprehensive collection of the Scottish Bard's songs and poems. The 19th-century scholar and educationalist J. S. Blackie summed up Burns importance to Scotland and the Scots with the words: 'When Scotland forgets Burns, then history will forget Scotland'. Today, Burns is unique in the affection and fascination that his memory inspires. The fruits of…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Treasury of 43 works including: «The Cotter's Saturday Night,» «To a Mountain Daisy,» «To a Mouse,» «To a Louse,» «Tam o' Shanter,» «Comin Thro' the Rye,» «I m Oe'r Young to Marry Yet,» «O, Lay Thy Loof in Mine, Lass,» and «O, Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast.» Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines. Extensive glossary.