Society and the Lyric: A Study of the Song Culture of Eighteenth-century ScotlandScottish Academic Press, 1979 - 237 pages This work is meant as a contribution both to Burns Studies and to the definition of Scottish culture in eighteenth century. -- Preface. |
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