Examines representations of Robert Burns and his work in a wide range of performance modes Examination of representation of Robert Burns and his work in a wide range of performance modes Analysis of 'Robert Burns' as a cultural performance rising from different representations of his work by different editors, composers, writers, performers and film-makers Fresh detailed studies of Burns as a performed and performative construct, exploring ways in which he is encountered as a living author Contributions by leading experts in music, drama, film and history as well as literature Perspectives on Burns songs offered by musical experts and leading performers This book opens up fresh aspects of performance and performativity and their impact on our perception of Robert Burns and his work. Bringing together leading experts on music, song, drama, public ceremonial and literature, it studies Burns as a performed and performative construct. It explores ways in which he is encountered as a living author, setting the popularity of his poetry and songs in the context of his representation in popular culture. A key part of this volume's attraction lies in the way it opens up fresh issues and aspects of performance and performativity and their impact on our perception of Robert Burns and his work.

About the Author
Ian Brown is Emeritus Professor in Drama at Kingston University and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Scottish Literature at Glasgow University. He is the General Editor of The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature (EUP: 2007) and widely published on aspects of theatre and literature. He is also a playwright and poet.Gerard Carruthers FRSE is Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, General Editor of the multi-volume OUP edition of Robert Burns's collected works and Principal Investigator of the related AHRC project, 'Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century: Correspondence and Poetry'. He is Convenor of Burns Scotland partnership, the 'National Burns' collection involving national and local authority institutions Scotland-wide.

Reviews
"This book is a reminder that experiencing Burns has always been as much a voice or an event as pages in a book. In our time, as in his own, Burns is encountered as recitation, on stage and screen, in speeches, preeminently as song, and in the drama and debates surrounding new discoveries and new editions. Contributors to this imaginative new interdisciplinary collection bridge the divide between performers and scholars, with readable but authoritative short essays that will spark interest in all Burnsians and open up new directions for Burns research. " -Patrick Scott, University of South Carolina



Book Information
ISBN 9781474457156
Author Ian Brown
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press