Robert Burns
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Scholars and graduate students in English or comparative literature seeking secondary sources in foreign languages
- Enthusiasts with a basic knowledge of Burns who wish to learn how the French-speaking world has assessed him
- Readers gathering material on Burns's reception history and nineteenth-century European criticism
- Readers with French reading ability who prefer the scholarly critical biography
Not a good fit for
- General readers with no French who want to read Burns's poems directly in Chinese translation
- Casual readers looking for light entertainment or short story collections
- Beginners expecting detailed notes, a modern scholarly introduction, and a reference apparatus
Reading tips
- Read a Chinese translation of Burns's representative poems first to form an impression of the work, then turn to the critical sections of this book.
- Use the book as a research source, reading and taking notes by theme—biography, commentary on the works—chapter by chapter.
- If French proves difficult, read the introduction and conclusion first to grasp the author's overall judgment before tackling the main text.
- Read alongside an English biography of Burns and note differences between French and Anglophone critical perspectives.
About the publisher
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About the author
Auguste Angellier (1847–1911) was a French poet and scholar of English literature. He devoted sustained attention to the Scottish poet Robert Burns, and his biography Robert Burns offered the French-speaking world an early systematic account of Burns's life and work, combining biographical narrative with poetic analysis and giving readers a fuller picture of Burns and his Scottish context. Angellier also wrote poetry of his own, leaving a collection of verse that, though modest in quantity, reflects his literary sensibility. The two works held in this catalogue both concern Burns, which indicates where his research interests lay. On the whole, Angellier combined the roles of poet and scholar: he practised literary feeling through his own verse and introduced English literature through biography and criticism. Because public information is limited, details of his life and the full range of his writings await further study; this sketch rests mainly on his representative work and his chosen subject matter.
