[Notes on Robert Burns and Scottish songs] : typescript [1940?] / [Robert D. Thornton]

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...

Roy Collection. Thornton Bequest.

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Thornton, Robert D. (Robert Donald), 1917-

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Dr. Robert D. Thornton graduated from the US Navy Japanese Language School, University of Colorado, Boulder. He served as a Japanese language officer for the US Navy at Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Okinawa. Following the war, Thornton taught English at Harvard, the University of Colorado, Boulder, and other universities. From the description of Robert D. Thornton translation of Japanese war diary (MS 85), 1942-1949 (bulk 1942-1943). (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 256500395 ...