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Book SynopsisThis new edition prints together, for the first time, the surviving pre-1807 versions of poems included in The Mountain Bard, the full 1807 collection, and the complete 1821 version.
Trade ReviewThe modern edition of The Mountain Bard, first published in 1807, then revised for 1821, contains both of these editions: double helpings that reveal Hogg's gradual construction of himself as the true Borders Minstrel based on his first-hand knowledge of traditional ballads. Suzanne Gilbert ably describes the context surrounding the production of Hogg's 1807 volume and considers the influence of Walter Scott in securing its publication. -- Deirdre A. Shepherd, University of Edinburgh BARS Bulletin and Review The edition has elaborate annotations and a detailed introduction, which is especially interesting in relation to the oral tradition and the early editions of ballad texts. -- H.B. de Groot Scottish Literary Review The modern edition of The Mountain Bard, first published in 1807, then revised for 1821, contains both of these editions: double helpings that reveal Hogg's gradual construction of himself as the true Borders Minstrel based on his first-hand knowledge of traditional ballads. Suzanne Gilbert ably describes the context surrounding the production of Hogg's 1807 volume and considers the influence of Walter Scott in securing its publication. The edition has elaborate annotations and a detailed introduction, which is especially interesting in relation to the oral tradition and the early editions of ballad texts.
