Tycoon & The Bard

Burns & Carnegie

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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In The Tycoon and the Bard, well-known Scots actor and Burns expert John Cairney tells the story of how the richest man in the world was inspired by Scotland’s greatest poet.Cairney concentrates on the life of Scottish American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, arguing that the ideas of the romantic Scottish poet Robert Burns formed a strong influence on Carnegie from his early education to the end of his life.The Tycoon and the Bard shows the connections between these two great Scots, revealing unexpected aspects of each man’s life and drawing out the chain of influence that Burns’ poetry had on Carnegie’s social beliefs about fortune, fate and fairness.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-01-28
Mått147 x 210 x 8 mm
Vikt250 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagLuath Press Ltd
ISBN9781910021965

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JOHN CAIRNEY, ‘The Man Who Played Robert Burns’, is an actor, writer, lecturer, recitalist, director and theatre consultant, football fan and most recently, has exhibited as a painter. In a career that spans over half a century, John Cairney has performed in nearly every media, including television, theatre film and radio. He is perhaps best known for writing and starring in the 1968 Scottish Television adaptation Burns. He currently lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

Acknowledgements Preface The Tycoon and The Bard: Andrew Carnegie and Robert Burns Humble Beginnings Inner Circles Homestead Strikes Carnegie the Autodidact Carnegie on Burns A Natural Businessman Travel for Carnegie and Burns The Rise of Andrew Carnegie Married Life Andrew Carnegie’s Philanthropy Carnegie’s Death and LegacyA Personal Reflection – John Cairney Genius Illustrated from Burns – Andrew Carnegie Address by Andrew Carnegie at the unveiling of a statue to Burns,erected by the citizens of Montrose 1912Timeline: The Philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie Select Bibliography

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