ARed,RedRose..ppt

A Red, Red Rose --by Robert Burns A brief Introduction about Robert Burns His influence His works Backgound Information The Genre of the poem Analysis of the poem Some similar expressions in Chinese Different translation versions My own appreciation about the poem Robert Burns Scotlands favourite son the Ploughman Poet the Bard of Ayrshire In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot His influence on Bob Dylan When asked for the source of his greatest creative inspiration, American singer songwriter Bob Dylan selected Burns 1794 song A Red, Red Rose, as the lyrics that have had the biggest effect on his life. Bob Dylan names Scottish poet Robert Burns as his biggest inspiration. Daily Mail (London). The American singer-songwriter was asked to say which lyric or verse has had the biggest effect on his life. He selected the 1794 song A Red, Red Rose, which is often published as a poem, penned by the man regarded as Scotlands national poet. Works Poems Cheifly in the Scottish Dialect 1786 《苏格兰方言诗集》 The Tree of Liberty 《自由树》 1794 Burns was an outspoken supporters of the French Revolution,under the influence of which he wrote a number of poems on the theme of revolution, such as The Tree of Liberty and A Revolutionary Lyric.In these poems, Burns calls on the people to rise in arms for a happy life in future. Scots Wha Hae (English: Scots, Who Have;)is a patriotic song of Scotland written in the Scots language which served for centuries as an unofficial national anthem of the country.《苏格兰人》1793 Satire Poems: Holy Willies Prayer《威利长老的祈祷》 The Twa Dogs《两只狗》 Lyric Poems: My Heart,s in the highlands 《我的心在高原》 A Red, Red Rose 《红玫瑰》 John Anderson, My Jo 《约翰?安德生 我的爱》 Backgound Information During the poet,s stay in Edinburgh, Robert Burns met printer James Johnson who planned a project to print all of the folk songs in Scotland. This project enthralled Burns and embarked upon a journey throughout Scotland to collect as many folk songs as possible. Burns colle