Robert Burns and the United States of America : poetry, print, and memory 1786-1866 / Arun Sood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sood, Arun, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796--Appreciation--United States--History.

Burns, Robert.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796--Influence.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.

American poetry--19th century--History and criticism.

American poetry.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 275 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Cham, Switzerland] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

This book provides a critical study of the relationship between Robert Burns and the United States of America, c.1786-1866. Though Burns is commonly referred to as Scotland?s ?National Poet?, his works were frequently reprinted in New York and Philadelphia; his verse mimicked by an emerging canon of American poets; and his songs appropriated by both abolitionists and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War era. Adopting a transnational, Atlantic Studies perspective that shifts emphasis from Burns as national poet to transnational icon, this book charts the reception, dissemination and cultural memory of Burns and his works in the United States up to 1866.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-268) and index.

ISBN:

9783319944449

3319944444

OCLC:

1050744336