Robert Burns and transatlantic culture / [edited by] Sharon Alker, Leith Davis, and Holly Faith Nelson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alker, Sharon.

Davis, Leith, 1960-

Nelson, Holly Faith, 1966-

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Ashgate series in nineteenth-century transatlantic studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796--Criticism and interpretation.

Burns, Robert.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2012.

Summary:

Fourteen contributions are arranged under the broad themes of Burns's transatlantic concerns, New World print networks, reading Burns in the Americas, transatlantic cultural memory, and remediating Burns in transatlantic culture. A more specific sampling of topics: slavery as a political metaphor, the contemporary Scottish and American periodical press, Burns's political reputation in North America, and Robert Burns and the World Wide Web. The editors are affiliated as follows: Sharon Alker (Whitman College, US), Leith Davis (Simon Fraser U., Canada), and Holly Faith Nelson (Trinity Western U., Canada). Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

1409405761

9781409405764

9781409405771

140940577X

OCLC:

757177301

Publisher Number:

99948279647