Robert Burns
4 Scottish Trailblazers Who Changed the World
Robbie Burns is not only celebrated in Scotland, but enjoys worldwide acclaim. People sing his song on New Year’s Eve, they feast on tatties and neeps for his birthday, they join clubs and societies in his name and, over the years, they have erected more statues of Burns around the world than has been equalled by any other writer anywhere. 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.
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.
This Zoom video is a real treat! Taken from a live-streamed presentation, it has been carefully recorded and completely edited to deliver the experience of being part of an audience and having the best seat in the house. It is about 90 minutes full of intriguing information about this Scottish Trailblazer and includes audience participation. Buy it now and receive a link to view your video immediately.
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Is Robert Burns the greatest Scot of all time? What do you think? Let’s discuss it here.
Just a quickie to say how successful (I’m sure), but how interesting and entertaining your four talks on Scottish writers have been. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every Monday afternoon.
Yesterday’s was particularly interesting on Charles Rennie Mackintosh. I have admired his furniture for ages and came to realise how similar his drawings were to Klimpf (as you mentioned) who I have come to know about since a visit to Budapest a few years ago. Isn’t it a shame that these geniuses are not appreciated more in their lifetimes? They have brave fresh ways of looking at the mundane and are not afraid of being less popular, and poorer for it.
I wanted to say thank you yet again for another wonderful lecture series – loved the Scottish trailblazers! Being married to a Scot and having lived over there for 5.5 years, I grew to know about all these trailblazers except for Mary Somerville.
We are great fans of CR Mackintosh – even my husband watched your lecture last night!!
I look forward to more trailblazers as you develop them.
A wonderful talk.
Tonight’s lecture was, as usual so enjoyable and informative. I knew nothing about Robbie Burns before the talk, but always wondered why he would warrant a statue outside the Art Gallery, when so few are given that status and recognition. Now I know!
Your talk was, as always, intriguing. There was so much I learned about Burns. As for his wife, she was loyal beyond understanding.
Thank you again for another superbly researched lecture.
Here are links for additional materials I can recommend. I include a reading list of books in print, ebook, or audio. You can enjoy movie versions, related videos, weblinks, and much more. Have anything to add here? Let me know.
WORKS BY ROBERT BURNS
Here are links to some of Robert Burns’ works, for a full bibliography, please look here: Robert Burns bibliography
Complete Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
WORKS BY ROBERT BURNS – FREE DOWNLOAD
Some free versions are better than others, please feel free to try these, but I cannot guarantee the quality.
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs Free downloadable versions in various formats including Kindle, epub, pdf and others.
If you are unsure of how to add these files to your ereader, look here.
Robert Burns 250th Anniversary at Librivox
The complete works of Robert Burns
WORKS ABOUT ROBERT BURNS
The Bard: Robert Burns, a Biography by Robert Crawford
Burns: A Biography by James A. Mackay
MOVIES & VIDEOS
YouTube: Robert Burns The Peoples Poet BBC Documentary
YouTube: John Cairney Tells the Robert Burns Story John Cairney
YouTube: A playlist for Robert Burns
LINKS
Robert Burns Country
Scottish Poetry Library: Robert Burns
Poetry Foundation: Robert Burns