Robert Burn biography robert Burn and His poetry chapter II. The Motherland in Robert Burn works

INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………3
CHAPTER I. Robert Burn
1. 1. Robert Burn biography …………………………………………………………4
1. 2. Robert Burn and His poetry……………………………………………………8
CHAPTER II. The Motherland in Robert Burn works
2.1. Five of R. Burns' most famous poems…………………………………..16
2.2. The concept of Motherland with R. Burn …………………………………18
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………….22
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………….

Introduction

The relevance of the topic: Currently, within the apparent strengthening of the role of English language in Russia there is also an interest in the creative legacy of poets and writers of the English-speaking countries. One of them is ROBERT BURNS. He is a great national Romantic poet in the late 18th century of Scotland and England. In English lessons, we have learned that any Scot will not forget to have a traditional “Sopa” on the day of Burns’ birth on the 25th January, which is called Burns Night Supper. Of all the countries in Europe, as far as I know, Scotland is the only one that has turned into the main holiday of the year, the birthday of its "main" poet. It remains to be glad that Russia also reads and sings his poems, including Scottish poems in Russian.

Robert Burns is a representative of the XVIII century; I am a representative of the XXI century. We are separated by about three centuries. But in my opinion, Burns is surprisingly modern. He is in comedy and in musical, in a serious movie and in pop lyrics. For example, the feature film "Hello, I'm your aunt!" In it we can hear Kalyagin’s hero, who is singing the song “Love and poverty forever caught me in the network. For me, poverty does not matter, does not be love in the world." In the film "Office romance" the song on Burns’ poem is performed by Freundlich: "My soul is no peace. I've been waiting all day for someone...»

While I was working on the topic, I learned that R. Burns's lyrics have occupied a significant position in the history of British literature. His works are unique and exceptional in their kind, as noted by many contemporaries of the poet. Burns was close to the natural world and this explains the peculiarity of his perception of the world and the artistic originality of the lyrics.