Robert Burns and the United States of America Poetry, Print, and Memory 1786-1866 /

This book provides a critical study of the relationship between Robert Burns and the United States of America, c.1786-1866. Though Burns is commonly referred to as Scotland's "National Poet", his works were frequently reprinted in New York and Philadelphia; his verse mimicked by an em...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sood, Arun (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Poetry.
Literature, Modern-19th century.
British literature.
Comparative literature.
ISBN:9783319944456
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. "Thy harp, Columbia": Burns's American Works, c.1784-1794
  • 3. "Tho' I to foreign lands": Burns's Poetry in America, c.1786-1801
  • 4. "On Western Ground": American Print Editions, c.1801-1859
  • 5. "On Western Ground": American Print Editions, c.1801-1859
  • 6. "The West winds": Burns and American Cultural Memory, c.1800-1866
  • 7. The Burnsian Palimpsest and 1859 Centenary Celebrations
  • 8. Afterword: The (Trans)National Poet.

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