1762
06/04/18 • 76 min
Professor Susan Manning, Dr Bob Irvine, Professor Randall Stevenson discuss Hugh Blair's appointment to the first Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in 1762, and the literary ambience at the time, including in the work of Burns. Recorded Friday 3 February 2012. Audio version. Listen to podcast
Professor Susan Manning, Dr Bob Irvine, Professor Randall Stevenson discuss Hugh Blair's appointment to the first Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in 1762, and the literary ambience at the time, including in the work of Burns. Recorded Friday 3 February 2012. Audio version. Listen to podcast
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