The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns Volume I: Commonplace Books, Tour Journals, and Miscellaneous Prose
The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns Volume I: Commonplace Books, Tour Journals, and Miscellaneous Prose
- ISBN 13:
9780199603176
- ISBN 10:
0199603170
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 09/30/2014
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
The items included here have never before been published complete in one volume (some are published for the first time), and they are arranged chronologically in order to highlight the major creative stages of his life. In contrast to the poems and songs, most of the material included was unpublished during the poet's lifetime, so this new edition is largely based on fresh transcriptions of manuscripts in Burns's hand, or in the hands of his various amanuenses. It offers diplomatic transcriptions that adhere as closely as possible to RB's original manuscript page, retaining his eccentric spellings, capitalisation, long and short dashes, punctuation, and use of ampersands, as well as marking revisions and elisions. The edition features a general introduction, and each item is preceded by full headnote, assessing its importance in relation to Burns's life and poetic corpus. Notes explicate names, cultural, historical and literary references, providing full cross-references these with the poetry and correspondence.