Robert Burns - A Life

This work describes itself as a full-length portrait rather than a highly magnified miniature of the Poet and acknowledges his important role in preserving Scotland's nationhood and language,

Hugh Douglas (1910-1979) was a Scottish literary critic, editor, and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Scottish literature, particularly the works of Robert Burns.

Douglas was born in Lanarkshire and educated at the University of Glasgow, where he earned a degree in English language and literature. After graduating, he worked as a teacher and later as an editor for the Oxford University Press. In 1949, he returned to Scotland to become a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, where he would spend the rest of his academic career.

Douglas was a leading authority on Robert Burns, and his work on the poet helped to establish Burns's reputation as a major literary figure. He edited several editions of Burns's works, including a complete edition published in 1968. He also wrote extensively on Burns, publishing numerous essays and articles on the poet's life and work. Douglas was particularly interested in Burns's use of language, and his scholarship helped to highlight the poet's innovative use of Scots dialect.

In addition to his work on Burns, Douglas was also an important figure in the study of Scottish literature more broadly. He edited several anthologies of Scottish poetry and wrote critical studies of other Scottish writers, including Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Douglas's contributions to Scottish literary studies were widely recognized during his lifetime, and he received numerous honors and awards for his work. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was awarded an OBE in 1969 for his services to Scottish literature. Today, he is remembered as one of the leading scholars of Scottish literature of the mid-twentieth century, and his work on Burns continues to influence the study of the poet today.

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