ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -On the morning of 21 July 1796, Burns died in Dumfries, at the age of 37.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet and songwriter Robert Burns died in 1796, aged 37.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite his domestic chaos, Burns managed to publish his first collection in the summer of 1786 – it made him a literary superstar at the tender age of 27.

Detailed explanation-4: -Robert Burns originally spelled his name “Burnes”. Robert Burns is also known as Rabbie Burns. Burns penned his first poem at the age of 15. Burns wrote his poems in Scots, standard English and Scots dialect.

Detailed explanation-5: -Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is recognised the world over for his work focusing on universal themes of love and nature. He has a national day named after him on the 25th January each year. Burns suppers are celebrated on this day with traditional dishes of haggis and whisky and recitals of his best-loved work.