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A classic Scottish poem about a drunken man who encounters witches and warlocks on his way home from a market night. Read the full text, analysis, and context of this humorous and eerie tale of supernatural horror.
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Há 1 dia · In a letter to Captain Grose in the summer of 1790, Burns recounts three witch stories, two of which appear to form the folkloric roots of 'Tam o' Shanter'.
Tam o' Shanter is a wonderful, epic poem in which Burns paints a vivid picture of the drinking classes in the old Scotch town of Ayr in the late 18th century. It is populated by several unforgettable characters including of course Tam himself, his bosom pal, Souter (Cobbler) Johnnie and his own long suffering wife Kate, "Gathering her brows ...
Warlocks and witches in a dance; Nae cotillion brent-new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld ...
A classic Scottish poem about a drunken farmer who encounters witches and warlocks on his way home from a market night. Read the full text, listen to the audio, and learn about the historical and literary context of this masterpiece of Scots language.
'Tam o' Shanter' is reckoned to be one of the greatest narrative poems in the language. Robert Burns wrote the poem to accompany Captain Grose's description of Alloway Kirk in his collection 'Antiquities of Scotland'.
