Robert Fergusson's Scots poems corpus

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Robert Fergusson's Scots poems corpus is a collection of 18th-century Scots-language verse by the Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson, noted for its vivid depictions of Scottish urban and rural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scots-language work
poetry collection
associatedPlace Edinburgh Old Town NERFINISHED
Leith NERFINISHED
Lowland Scotland NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED
author Robert Fergusson NERFINISHED
containsWork Auld Reekie NERFINISHED
Caller Oysters NERFINISHED
Elegy on the Death of Scots Music NERFINISHED
Leith Races NERFINISHED
The Daft Days NERFINISHED
The Farmer’s Ingle NERFINISHED
The Ghaists NERFINISHED
The King’s Birth-Day in Edinburgh NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
form elegy
narrative verse
occasional verse
pastoral poetry
genre poetry
hasApproximateDateRange c. 1771–1774
historicalContext pre-Romantic Scottish literature
impact helped establish Scots as a literary language in the 18th century
influenced Robert Burns NERFINISHED
language Scots
literaryPeriod 18th century
literaryTradition Scots vernacular poetry
medium print
notableFor vivid depictions of Scottish rural life
vivid depictions of Scottish urban life
originalPublicationVenue Edinburgh periodicals
placeOfComposition Edinburgh NERFINISHED
primarySetting Edinburgh NERFINISHED
studiedIn Scottish literature
historical linguistics of Scots
theme Scottish rural life
Scottish urban culture
festive customs
seasonal celebrations
social satire
working-class life
usedFor corpus-based studies of 18th-century Scots

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Leith Races partOf Robert Fergusson's Scots poems corpus