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John Barbour

Bruce

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Edited and introduced by A.A.M. Duncan.A! Fredome is a noble thingFredome mays man to haiff likingFredome all solace to man giffisHe levys at es that frely levysThese are some of the most famous lines in Scottish literature. They were written c.1375 by John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, as a celebration of the Age of Chivalry - an age of bravery, valour, and above all loyalty. Its twin heroes are Robert the Bruce and James Douglas, his faithful companion.The epic sweep and scale of the poem catch the full drama of Bruce's life - from being pursued by dogs in Galloway to his great triumph at Bannockburn, from hunted fugitive surrounded by t… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-84767-594-1
  • EAN: 9781847675941
  • Produktnummer: 13875497
  • Verlag: Canongate Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 800 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 0 KB

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John Barbour (1320-95) was an early Scottish poet and the first major author to write in Scots. His main surviving work is The Bruce, a verse epic about the life of Robert the Bruce, and a significant historical source. John Barbour lived between 1330 and 1395. Most of his working life was spent as archdeacon of Aberdeen, and the poem was written in 1375 in the reign of Robert II. He is thus a rough contemporary of Chaucer, but his verse chronicle falls rather more into the tradition of Froissart and the other great chroniclers of the age of chivalry. The language of the poem is Scots at an early stage of development. The range of imagery and references provides an insight into the medieval mind. The editor A.A.M. Duncan is the author of The Making of the Kingdom.

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