John Stewart of Baldynneis Roland Furious: A Scots Poem in Its European Context (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004163188)

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John Stewart of Baldynneis Roland Furious: A Scots Poem in Its European Context

$194.00

John Stewart of Baldynneis Roland Furious: A Scots Poem in Its European Context

$194.00
Format: Hardcover
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The poetry of John Stewart of Baldynneis, one of James VI's soi disant Castalian Band, is a relatively unknown phenomenon of the Renaissance period. This book is a critical edition of his epic poem Roland Furious, supposedly a translation of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso into Scots but actually a brilliantly original poem which directly follows guidelines given by James VI for the creation of such literature in the Scottish vernacular. A fully annotated version of the text is given, along with a critical induction discussing the main European influences on Stewart's work, notes to the text, an appendix of proper and personal names, and a full glossary. This book provides an important link in the history of Scottish poetry.

Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History, vol. 4

Author: Donna Heddle
ISBN-10: 9004163182
ISBN-13: 9789004163188
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2007
Pages: 362
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 9.45h x 6.30w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 257
By Donna Heddle
By Donna Heddle
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Donna Heddle, Ph.D. (2001) in Scottish Language and Literature, University of Edinburgh, is Director of the Centre for Nordic Studies and Head of the Department of Cultural Studies at UHI Millennium Institute. She has published on Scottish social history and Northern European literatures.

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