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William Dunbar (1)

Author of Poems

For other authors named William Dunbar, see the disambiguation page.

9+ Works 196 Members 4 Reviews

Works by William Dunbar

Associated Works

The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms (2000) — Contributor — 1,464 copies, 9 reviews
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,244 copies, 3 reviews
The Oxford Book of English Verse (1999) — Contributor — 535 copies, 2 reviews
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Contributor — 496 copies, 2 reviews
Medieval English Lyrics: A Critical Anthology (1963) — Contributor — 211 copies, 1 review
Masters of British Literature, Volume A (2007) — Contributor — 21 copies
An Anthology of Scottish Fantasy Literature (1996) — Contributor — 16 copies
Thames: An Anthology of River Poems (1999) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Canonical name
Dunbar, William
Birthdate
1462 (circa)
Date of death
1529 (circa)
Gender
male
Education
University of St Andrews (BA|1477|MA|1479)
Occupations
poet
priest
Organizations
Roman Catholic Church
Court of King James
Nationality
Scotland
Places of residence
Scotland
Associated Place (for map)
Scotland

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5 reviews
Some of these poems are extremely witty, and others are impressively devout. Dunbar is my
personal favorite late medieval/early renaissance author.
Pretty obscure, and written in medieval Scots - Lament for the Makaris is a great poem.
½

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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