The Best Laid Schemes by Robert Burns
Robert Burns, Scotland's favorite poet has been loved by generations of Americans - from Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman to Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, and Bob Dylan. This book presents a selection of his work that has discreet line-by-line marginal glossing of the Scots, archaic, and obscure words.
"[Robert] Crawford and Christopher MacLachlan have opportunely put together by far the most appealing and important selection of Burns's writing that has appeared to dateThe Best Laid Schemes includes not only all the great poems, but also excerpts from letters and other prose writings that illuminate the poet's personality and art. The textual editing is meticulous, Crawford contributes a richly informative introduction, and marginal glosses elucidate any linguistic difficulties. It is beautifully produced, with an unpretentious elegance that Burns would have approved."--John Carey, New York Review of Books "The Best Laid Schemes ... is a collection of poetry and prose from Burns's pen that gives the reader far more than the fare to be found in the usual anthology. As well as perennial favourites, there are interesting rediscovered poems that have been ignored or missed by earlier editors. This is an attractively presented collection with a beautifully written introduction to the life and work of the poet... [The editors] have done a great deal to reveal again the charm and complexity of one of the world's greatest ever poets of love."--Alexander McCall Smith, Telegraph
Robert Crawford is professor of modern Scottish literature at the University of St. Andrews. His many books include "The Bard: Robert Burns, A Biography" (Princeton). Christopher MacLachlan is senior lecturer in English at St. Andrews and the editor of "Before Burns: Eighteenth-Century Scottish Poetry".
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691142951 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691142955 |
| Title | The Best Laid Schemes |
| Author | Robert Burns |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2009-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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