Selected Poems And Songs
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A landmark collection of Scottish Romantic poetry, Selected Poems and Songs gathers the finest verse of James Hogg, the self-taught shepherd-poet from the Ettrick Valley who rose to become one of the most distinctive literary voices of the nineteenth century. The collection presents a rich tapestry of ballads, songs, and lyric poems that draw deeply from Scottish folk tradition, oral culture, and the rugged pastoral landscapes of the Border country. Hogg's verse moves with a natural, musical energy — by turns tender and melancholic, playful and sublime — illustrating his remarkable ability to bridge the vernacular world of rural Scotland with the elevated ambitions of the Romantic movement. Alongside celebrated pieces such as A Boy's Song and The Skylark, the selection also chronicles his engagement with the supernatural, a vein of dark imagination that runs throughout his work and connects his poetry to his celebrated prose masterpiece, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. This is an essential volume for readers of Scottish literature and Romantic poetry alike, offering an intimate portrait of a writer whose genius was rooted in the songs and stories of a living tradition.
Author: James Hogg
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Scottish Academic Press
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark collection of Scottish Romantic poetry, Selected Poems and Songs gathers the finest verse of James Hogg, the self-taught shepherd-poet from the Ettrick Valley who rose to become one of the most distinctive literary voices of the nineteenth century. The collection presents a rich tapestry of ballads, songs, and lyric poems that draw deeply from Scottish folk tradition, oral culture, and the rugged pastoral landscapes of the Border country. Hogg's verse moves with a natural, musical energy — by turns tender and melancholic, playful and sublime — illustrating his remarkable ability to bridge the vernacular world of rural Scotland with the elevated ambitions of the Romantic movement. Alongside celebrated pieces such as A Boy's Song and The Skylark, the selection also chronicles his engagement with the supernatural, a vein of dark imagination that runs throughout his work and connects his poetry to his celebrated prose masterpiece, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. This is an essential volume for readers of Scottish literature and Romantic poetry alike, offering an intimate portrait of a writer whose genius was rooted in the songs and stories of a living tradition.