The Merry Muses of Caledonia

Stock Code:
BAE4089
Price:
$20.00

Description

The Merry Muses of Caledonia by Robert Burns. Edited by James Barke and Sydney Goodsir Smith. 'From 1787 until his death, Robert Burns's chief occupation was the writing and gathering of all forms of Scottish folksongs. It is known that he devoted at least one entire notebook to a collection of bawdy lyrics, adding many original songs of his own and transmuting others into more polite versions. The Merry Muses of Caledonia represents, for the first time in an unexpurgated, scholarly edition, the most authentic presentation of Robert Burns's texts available. Prior to this volume, Burns's unique collection of bawdy songs as the existed in his day was available only in garbled and incomplete nineteenth and early twentieth century compilations. Prodigious research, and access to privately owned transcripts, have made this completely annotated edition possible.' The dust jacket has light to medium wear with small chips on the top edges and the price has been clipped. The book however reamains tight and bright,.

Details

  • Author:
    Burns, Robert (Compiler)
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    W. H. Allen Publishers
  • Edition:
    Second
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good Minus
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    CFR4
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    223
  • Publish Date:
    1965
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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