Robert Burns and the hellish legion : the devil, witches and evil
Burnett, John200911UU
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Several of Robert Burns' poems deal with the supernatural. This book intends to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth, looks at the world of himself and his contemporaries and tries to understand their fears and emotions, with particular reference to 'Tam o Shanter'. Devils, witches and evil - the insubstantial but terrifying world of the supernatural as it was seen by Robert Burns and his contemporaries is examined in this new book, brought out for the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth. Several of Burns' poems dealt with the supernatural, the most famous of which, "Tam o Shanter", is examined in detail. It is from this poem that the book's title comes: 'And roars out, "Weel done, Cutty-sark!" And in an instant all was dark And scarcely had he Maggie rallied When out the hellish legion sallied.' In contrast with the 'other world' was the everyday lives of the country people and the nature of the material world in which they lived; the book also examines this and the changes that were taking place in Burns' time.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : NMSE - Publishing Ltd : [distributor] BookSource : [distributor] Schwartz (Arthur) USA & Co Inc., 2009.
Collation:
160 p. : ill ; 23x15 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Contents:
Introduction: The Life of Robert Burns The People of Lowland Scotland The Deil, Death and Ghosts Witches, Spirits and otehr Curious Things Eveil Men, Bad Weather and the Awful Future Medicines The Year Tam o' Shanter Select Bibliography Further Reading and Exploring Index.
Biography/History:
John Burnett is Curator in the Department of Scotland and Europe in the National Museum of Scotland, He is the author of several books on the history of sport in Scotland, one of which won the Mechaelis-Jena Ratcliff Prize for Folklore and Folklife Studies in 1999.
ISBN:
9781905267316 (pbk)1905267312 (pbk)
Dewey class:
821.6821.BURN821.
Language:
English
Subject:
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. Tam o' ShanterBurns, Robert, 1759-1796. -- Themes, motivesPoets, English -- 16th CenturyPoets, Scottish -- 18th CenturySupernatural in literaturePoets, Scottish -- 17th CenturyPoets, Scottish -- 16th CenturyPoets, English -- 18th CenturyPoets, English -- 17th CenturyLiterary studies: poetry & poets -- English -- ScotlandLiterary companions -- English -- ScotlandLiterary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 -- English -- ScotlandLiteratureScotland -- Social conditions -- 18th century
BRN:
1594537
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