Brown, R. (2019) Self-curation, self-editing and audience construction by eighteenth-century Scots vernacular poets. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 42(2), pp. 157-174. (doi: 10.1111/1754-0208.12605)
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Abstract
This article analyses paratextual and self‐editing practices in the work of three eighteenth‐century Scots vernacular poets: Allan Ramsay, Robert Fergusson and Robert Burns. Taking the theories of paratext articulated by Gerard Genette and J. Hillis Miller as its starting‐point, the article considers the varying ways in which these three poets fashioned their own literary personae and, simultaneously, their audience, through prefaces, footnotes and glossing practice. It also explores the relationship between the three poets, analysing the ways in which Burns learned from both Ramsay and Fergusson, and how each navigated his place as poet in the literary market‐place.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Allan Ramsay, Robert Fergusson, Robert Burns, Scots vernacular poetry, eighteenth century, paratext. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Brown, Professor Rhona |
| Authors: | Brown, R. |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0441 Literary History |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > Scottish Literature |
| Journal Name: | Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies |
| Journal Abbr.: | JECS |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 1754-0194 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1754-0208 |
| Published Online: | 19 December 2018 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 The Author |
| First Published: | First published in Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies 2019 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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