Selected Poems and Songs - Couverture souple

Burns, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199682321 ISBN 13 : 9780199682324

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

SELECTED POEMS AND SONGS OWCby ROBERT BURNS EDITED BY ROBERT P. IRVINE, 9780199682324

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'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.

Revue de presse

This enjoyable edition gives us Burns as an imaginary admirer might have followed his writing in all its craft and craftiness. (Seamus Perry, Times Literary Supplement)

A fantastic little primer for all our Burns suppers. (Music Matters, BBC Radio 3)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199682321
• ISBN 13: 9780199682324
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Irvine Robert P.