Robert Burns and the United States of America Poetry, Print, and Mem
This book provides a critical study of the relationship between Robert Burns and the United States of America, c.1786-1866. Though Burns is commonly referred to as Scotland’s “National Poet”, his works were frequently reprinted in New York and Philadelphi
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Robert Burns and the United States of America
Arun Sood
Robert Burns and the United States of America Poetry, Print, and Memory 1786–1866
Arun Sood University of Plymouth Plymouth, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-94444-9 ISBN 978-3-319-94445-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94445-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018947410 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Hulton Fine Art Collection/Getty This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
Thanks to support from the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) I was able to spend three years working with—and learning from—experts at the Centre For Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow. I would like to thank my supervisors Nigel Leask and Kirsteen McCue for their guidance and continuing inspiration; without it this book would not have been possible. By extension, I would also like to thank several other staff, friends and colleagues including Gerard Carruthers, Rhona Brown, Murray Pittock, Pauline Mackay, Jonathan Henderson, Craig Ronald Lamont, Joe Ryan-Hume, Marenka Thompson-Odlum, Michael Morris, Stephen Mullen and Andrew Hook. Thanks to the editors of Symbiosis: A Journal of Transatlantic Literary and Cultural Relations for granting permission to use previously published material in Chapter 7, and to James Quinn for designing and finessing the Appendix maps with such expert precision. An important thank you, also, to my new colleagues at the University of Plymouth for providing such a warm welcome. Part of the pleas
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