{"product_id":"2026770000223-secondhand-selected-poems-and-songs","title":"Selected Poems And Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887916527835,"sku":"2026770000223-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fd60b4fc-80d6-468e-9a73-8f69a6afe1bc.png?v=1781749097","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000223-secondhand-selected-poems-and-songs","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}