| Description
| Wedgewood Black basalt bust of Robert Burns. Contains a central screw.
Robert Burns was born on 25th January 1759, in Alloway Ayrshire, by the time he died aged 37, he had became Scotland best loved poet and more importantly, a symbol of a nation.
His first published work was called “Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect” printed on 31st July 1786 containing some of his most famous works, including, “To a Mouse” and “The Holy Fair”.
Burns was unable to find a patron but was given work as an editor to a collection of folk songs, the work, titled “The Scots Musical Museum” was published in 5 volumes over 16 years. Burns himself contributed over 150 songs, including “Auld Lang Syne”.
This item was display in Low Parks Museum as Object of the Month in Jan 2008;
In 1796, Robert Burns Died of Rheumatic fever. He was buried in the churchyard of St. Michael’s in Dumfries.
Burns gained more fame after his death than he ever did during his lifetime, belonging to a very small number of poets whose work transcends national, cultural and language barriers.
His work is translated into hundreds of languages and genuinely enjoyed by countless people across the world. Perhaps only Shakespeare and Homer have achieved a similar universal appeal. |
