Immortal memory : Burns and the Scottish people
Whatley, Christopher A.2016
Books, Manuscripts
Robert Burns was by far and away the most iconic figure in 19th-century Scotland. Multiple editions of his works poured incessantly from the presses. Unprecedentedly large crowds gathered to commemorate him at huge festivals and at the unveiling of memorials. His work was at the heart of the palpable rise of Scottish-ness that swept Scotland from the 1840s through to the First World War, including demands for Home Rule. If Walter Scott imagined Scotland, Burns shaped it. He gave ordinary Scots in what had been one of the most socially uneven societies in Europe a sense of self-worth and dignity, and underpinned demands for political and social justice. In this book, Christopher Whatley describes the several contests there were to 'own' - and mould - Burns, from Tories through Radicals to middle-class urban improvers.
Main title:
Immortal memory : Burns and the Scottish people / Christopher A. Whatley.
Author:
Whatley, Christopher A., author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : John Donald, 2016.
Collation:
288 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781910900086 (pbk)
Dewey class:
821.6
LC class:
PR4338
Local class:
821.6D88 WHA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1752578