Robert Burns (Writers and Their Work)
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This book treats Burns" work from the first publication of his poetry in 1786 to his song writing and collecting which predominated in the 1790s. It encompasses discussion of Burns" social and religious satires, his political comment and his utterances on love and gender. In line with modern Burns scholarship, this study reads Burns" against both his Scottish and British literary backgrounds and emphasizes, particularly, Burns" construction of his poetic persona.