Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Selected letters and poems of Robert Burns from the Library of Honresfield House., 1781-1795.
File
Identifier: MS.50701
Scope and Contents
LettersAinslie, RobertLetter, 29 May 1787, of Burns to Robert Ainslie with news of his travel. Folios 1-2.Ballantine, JohnLetter, 13 December 1786, of Burns to John Ballantine on his Edinburgh patrons. Folios 3-4.Burnes, WilliamLetter, 27 December 1781, of Burns to his father, William Burnes, on his ill-health and future prospects. Included is the title page of the catalogue of the sale of the manuscript and description...
Dates:
1781-1795.