Certificate of Achievement
Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke
has completed the following course:
Robert Burns: Poems, Songs and Legacy
This course explored the life, works, and posthumous reputation of Robert Burns. During the course, the learner investigated three core areas: Burns as radical, lover, and 'man of the people'; Burns as poet and songwriter; and Burns as cultural icon and international celebrity.
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
Gerard Carruthers
Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature
The University of Glasgow
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the poems, songs and legacy of Robert Burns
- Discuss the reputation of Burns as a national and international poet
- Collaborate with other learners in researching and mapping examples of Burns's global reach
- Develop an understanding of Burns's place in Scottish literary tradition
- Engage with diverse media related to the study of Burns, including poems, song recordings, videos, images, maps, and manuscripts
Syllabus
- The cultural reputation of Robert Burns as patriot, lover, and man of the people
- Robert Burns as poet and songwriter
- Major works such as ‘Scots Wha Hae’, ‘Ae Fond Kiss’, ‘A Man’s a Man’, ‘The Vision’, and ‘Auld Lang Syne’
- The commemoration of Burns in material culture
- The international celebrity and legacy of Burns
Issued on 13th August 2019
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