The Complete Works of Robert Burns Part Five

By Robert Burns

Book Overview

The Complete Works of Robert Burns V5 is a comprehensive collection of the literary works of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. This book includes a variety of poems, songs, and letters written by Burns throughout his life. The collection is divided into different sections, each of which focuses on a particular theme or genre of Burns' writing. Some of the themes covered in this book include love, nature, politics, and Scottish culture. The book also includes an introduction that provides a brief biography of Burns and contextualizes his work within the literary and historical context of his time. This edition is considered to be a definitive collection of Burns' work and is an essential read for anyone interested in Scottish literature and culture.1886. Illustrated with sixty etchings and wood cuts, maps and facsimiles. A radical departure from the previous arrangements in the other volumes has been taken with one: The Poet's Correspondence with Clarinda and with George Thomson has been lifted entirely out of the chronological sequence of his works, and are herein treated as distinct episodes, rounded and complete in themselves; added to these is his Remarks on Scottish Ballads and Songs, his two Commonplace Books and the record of the Glenriddell MSS. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417915536
• ISBN13: 9781417915538
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"