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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Allan Ramsay

Allan Ramsay

Henry Oliphant Smeaton, William

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354947247
ISBN13: 9789354947247
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Aug 17 2021
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A window into a lively, long-vanished literary world-Allan Ramsay is brought to vivid life with clarity, warmth, and reverent attention. This compelling literary biography offers a concise, richly textured biographical sketch of Ramsay, the Scots poet whose life and circle helped shape eighteenth century poetry and Scottish literature. Through careful narration, the book reveals a poet's life within the bustling London literary circles and the broader panorama of 18th-century Scotland, inviting both casual readers and serious scholars to feel the pulse of the age. It is more than a retrospective; it frames Ramsay against a tapestry of friends, salons, and printed verse, making the era accessible to student researchers and literary enthusiasts alike. The work stands as a note of historical significance as well as a personal portrait, tracing how Ramsay's verse and persona echo through classic Scottish poets and Scottish poetry anthologies. It offers a readable, engaging pathway for anyone curious about how a poet's career intersects with culture, publishing, and national identity-without succumbing to dry chronology. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this edition is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it invites new readers to discover, revere, and continually revisit a foundational figure in Scottish literary heritage.

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