The Queen's Wake. A Legendary Poem. [With a Memoir of the Author and a Portrait.]
Author: James Hogg
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Published: 1870
Total Pages: 202
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Author: James Hogg
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Published: 1870
Total Pages: 202
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Publisher: Edinburgh : W. Blackwood
Published: 1819
Total Pages: 398
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Published: 1875
Total Pages: 498
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Hogg
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 592
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is edited by Douglas S. Mack and contains an Essay on the Illustrations by Meiko O'Halloran and a Glossary by Janette CurrieThe Queen's Wake is one of the landmarks of British Romantic poetry. It focuses on the return of Mary, Queen of Scots to Scotland in 1561 to take personal rule of her kingdom after her years in France. In the poem poets and bards hold a poetic competition (a 'wake') in Holyrood Palace to welcome the Queen home. In the descriptions of the songs and the people who sing them various Scottish poets of Hogg's own period can be recognised, giving the reader a sense of the condition of poetry in Hogg's Scotland.Another key concern of the poem is the state of Scotland in 1561 - a crucial period in Scottish history, coming a year after the legislation was passed that brought in the Scottish Reformation. The Queen's Wake looks back to the pre-1560 world of Catholic Scotland and explores the tensions between that old world and an emerging modernity.When The Queen's Wake was pu
Author: Alexander Dyce
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Published: 2024-01-30
Total Pages: 493
ISBN-13: 3385252881
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 220
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Published: 1875
Total Pages: 490
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dulau & Co., ltd., Booksellers, London
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 928
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry Sotheran Ltd
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 484
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