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Burns, Robert
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Burns, Robert (1759–96). Poet, son of an Ayrshire tenant farmer. Well educated by an enlightened parish schoolmaster, Burns grew up with an appetite for literature. His first creative period coincided with his father's death in 1784, his own unsuccessful attempts at farming, and a passionate affair with Jean Armour. It culminated in the publication of his
Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786). This carefully crafted selection of poems was a literary sensation and marks the beginning of a Burns cult that has prospered. Being lionized in Edinburgh proved an unnerving experience for Burns, who was on the point of emigrating to Jamaica when marriage, the offer of a farm, and an appointment in the excise in 1789 made him decide to stay in Scotland. The second creative period of his career was marked by his contributions to James Johnson's
The Scots Musical Museum (1789–1803). These took the form of more than 100 brilliant vernacular songs and lyrics. He died in poverty in Dumfries in 1796 at the age of 37.
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Scotsman and Singer Recall Poetry of Robert Burns
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 2/15/1996; 700+ words
; ...of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, on to an airplane for an international...very important year in the life of Robert Burns? PETE HAYWOOD: Yeah, it's...the absence of the paper mache Robert Burns, you've brought us the real...
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Robert Burns and Cultural Authority.(Review) (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Criticism; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Robert Burns and Cultural Authority edited by Robert Crawford. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1997. Pp...Nineteen ninety-six saw the commemoration of the bicentenary of Robert Burns's death; it also marked a burgeoning renewal of interest...
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Besmirching the spirit of Robert Burns
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Scottish songs. Robert Burns was the most creative...work to deradicalise Burns. They projected...They bowdlerised Burns. Made him into a...this was done unto Robert Burns by Scots...Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. It insists...
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SYMPOSIUM MARKS 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROBERT BURNS' BIRTH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national...and American culture. "Robert Burns at 250: Poetry...folklife/Symposia/Burns/. For further information...700 works by and about Robert Burns, including some...
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Lines chiefly in praise of the Bard; Towering genius: Robert Burns composing The Cotter's Saturday Night in 1786 Home of a Scots icon: Robert Burns was born in this cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...reported this week that Robert Burns is worth [pounds sterling...the list is The Bard: Robert Burns, A Biography...new biography, Robert Burns: The Patriot Bard (Patrick...director of the for Robert Burns Studies at the University...
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Missing: the real Robert Burns Essay of the week by Alan Taylor
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 1/25/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...been said and written in the name of Robert Burns than "in ony's barrin' liberty...his footsteps for television while Robert Wiseman Dairies, in partnership with Homecoming Scotland and the Robert Burns World Federation, have produced...
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ROBERT BURNS NIGHT AT PUB IS SURE TO BE MORE THAN HAGGIS AND PIPES
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 1/26/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...a "Address to a Haggis" by Robert Burns, 1786 Indeed. "Sonsie...Gie." "Haggis." It's Robert Burns at his, well, best, if...for us to have a good time. "Robert Burns liked the ladies and liked to drink...
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PROFILE ROBERT BURNS At 250, the naughty boy can still show us a good time Tonight he will be celebrated as a national symbol, as a romantic rebel, as a poor boy made good. Most of all, though, he lives on in the warmth and the verve of his verse, says William Langley
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/25/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...s 250th anniversary of Robert Burns's birth, hangs the...grew. The rituals of Burns Night - first observed...arrival of the haggis. Burns's famous address to...tends to be overlooked. Robert Crawford, author of a...
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Freedom and houghmagandie.(The Bard: Robert Burns, a Biography)(Robert Burns: A Biography)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Spectator; 1/24/2009; ; 700+ words
; THE BARD: ROBERT BURNS, A BIOGRAPHY by Robert Crawford Cape, 20 [pounds sterling...coincidence, it was then too that Burns consciously chose as his model...poems' of the Edinburgh poet, Robert Fergusson, who had died in 1774...
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Robert Burns Dinner to toast Scottish culture
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 1/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Balderose plays the bagpipe at a previous Robert Burns Dinner. Scottish merriment, including...Donora Borough Building in the name of Robert Burns. After a one-year hiatus...Heritage Committee will sponsor a Robert Burns Dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 10...
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Robert Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Robert Burns The work of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) is characterized by realism, intense...greatest authors in that language of the last 4 centuries. Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, on Jan. 25, 1759...
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Woodward, Robert Burns
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Woodward, Robert Burns AMERICAN CHEMIST1917–1979 Robert Burns Woodward is generally recognized as the leading...Theodor, and Morris, Peter J. T., eds. (2001). Robert Burns Woodward: Architect and Artist in the World of...
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Mantle, Robert Burns
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Mantle, Robert Burns (1873–1948), American dramatic critic, who in 1898 became...chronicle of the modern American theatre continues with the subtitle The Burns Mantle Theater Yearbook . Mantle was also the author of American Playwrights...
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Robert Burns Woodward
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Robert Burns Woodward 1917-80, American chemist and educator, b. Boston, grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1936...
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Mantle, (Robert) Burns
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Mantle, [Robert] Burns (1873–1948), critic and editor. Born in Watertown, New York, he became a drama critic in 1898, serving on Denver...
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