{"product_id":"the-best-laid-schemes-selected-poetry-and-prose-of-robert-burns-paperback","title":"The Best Laid Schemes: Selected Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristopher MacLachlan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive selection of Robert Burns's best poetry and prose, including some newly discovered verses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are more statues of Robert Burns in the United States than there are of any American poet. Scotland's favorite poet has been loved by generations of Americans--from Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman to Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, and Bob Dylan. Now this book makes Burns's greatest poetry more accessible to American readers than ever before. This is the only comprehensive selection of his work that has discreet line-by-line marginal glossing of the Scots, archaic, and obscure words, allowing readers to understand and enjoy the poems without constantly having to turn to footnotes or a glossary. Newly edited from manuscripts and early printed texts, this definitive, wide-ranging collection also introduces some recently discovered verses--and it is the only edition to present a substantial selection of Burns's important prose writings, including letters and key statements about his art. Edited and annotated by acclaimed Burns biographer Robert Crawford and textual expert Christopher MacLachlan, the book also includes a substantial introduction that puts the poet in biographical, historical, and cultural context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best Laid Schemes\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates like no other collection why Burns is considered one of the world's greatest poets of love and democracy--and why he continues to entertain, move, and intrigue readers two and a half centuries after his birth.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent, comprehensive, and authoritative selection of the writings of one of the world's major poets, and it is likely to become the standard edition for general readers and students.\"\u003cb\u003e--Ian Duncan, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of modern Scottish literature at the University of St. Andrews. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Bard: Robert Burns, A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eChristopher MacLachlan\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in English at St. Andrews and the editor of \u003ci\u003eBefore Burns: Eighteenth-Century Scottish Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.2 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726314631475,"sku":"9780691142951","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L1hKK0hYTVEwZW9ld2RHWkhOc05pZz09.webp?v=1763733660","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-best-laid-schemes-selected-poetry-and-prose-of-robert-burns-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}