Robert Fergusson - Selected Poems

Acknowledged as a crucial influence on Burns, Robert Fergusson was a remarkable poet in his own right. Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Fergusson's birth, this edition contains Fergusson's finest poems in both Scots and English, and features an introductory essay, orthography, a section of notes and a glossary.

About the author

James Robertson is one of Scotland's most significant modern writers, whose novels include Joseph Black (winner of the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year 2003/2004), The Testament of Gideon Mack (longlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2006), And the Land Lay Still, and his most recent work, The Professor of Truth (2013).

Summary

Acknowledged as a crucial influence on Burns, Robert Fergusson was a remarkable poet in his own right. Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Fergusson's birth, this edition contains Fergusson's finest poems in both Scots and English, and features an introductory essay, orthography, a section of notes and a glossary.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Fergusson
• Assisted by: James Robertson (Editor)
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781846976872
• ISBN: 978-1-84697-687-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry, Scotland, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Poetry / Poems, Modern and contemporary poetry / poems