A Scottish Contemporary of Burns: Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), Poet and Ornithologist
Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Scottish literature, Scottish poetry
Abstract
Reviews the life and writing career of the Scottish poet and ornithologist Alexander Wilson, both in Scotland and, more briefly, after his emigration to the United States, discussing his relation to Robert Burns, his poem about Burns's portrait, and the evidence for the two men having met.
Publication Info
Published in Robert Burns Lives!, ed. Frank R. Shaw, Volume 234, 2016.
Patrick Scott, "A Scottish Contemporary of Burns: Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), Poet and Ornithologist," Robert Burns Lives!, ed. Frank R. Shaw, no. 234 (April 13, 2016); (c) Patrick Scott and Robert Burns Lives!, 2016.
Rights
Patrick Scott, "A Scottish Contemporary of Burns: Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), Poet and Ornithologist," Robert Burns Lives!, ed. Frank R. Shaw, no. 234 (April 13, 2016); (c) Patrick Scott and Robert Burns Lives!, 2016.