Robert Burns

A Trailblazer Who Changed the World

A video talk

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Robert Burns

Robbie Burns is not only celebrated in Scotland but enjoys worldwide acclaim. People sing his song on New Year’s Eve, feast on tatties and neeps for his birthday, join clubs and societies in his name, and, over the years, erected more statues of Burns around the world than any other writer. He is a cultural icon.

Intriguing stories will help you understand what motivated Robert Burns. I’ll identify and analyse his main works, describe the influence that his era, lifestyle, and circumstances had on his work and life. The talk is illustrated with photographs, paintings, museum items, and book covers – you’ll have plenty to look at while you listen.

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Burns’ genius was a wild and natural thing, flowing freely and fiercely like the rivers of his beloved Scotland.” — Thomas Carlyle

Burns pioneered the Romantic movement, he championed poetry in dialect, he was a source of inspiration to those eager to bring in liberalism and socialism, he saved many old Scots songs from extinction and he became the ‘people’s poet’ of Soviet Russia. He was part of the Edinburgh Enlightenment, a movement which changed our world. In Scotland, museums, houses, farms and clubs make up the Burns Trail around the country.

In 2009 a poll was held in Scotland which resulted in Burns being selected as the greatest Scot of all time! Learn about his lives and loves (lots of them!), his extraordinary achievements and his beautiful songs and poems.