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Origin of Kilmeny?
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Author:  treowryhta [ Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Origin of Kilmeny?
Anyone know if there's some underlying tradition behind Kilmeny? There's a strong similarity to one of the sub-plots in "The Children of Hurin" by Tolkein. For that matter there's another vague parallel with the binding of Adam that "Adam Lay Ibounden" draws from.
Author:  Pat the Photografriar [ Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Kilmeny
The author of the lyrics was James Hogg, 1770 - 1835, an uneducated Scottish poet & writer, born in Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland. His other works include:

Scottish Pastorials - 1801
The Queens Wake - 1813
The Shepherds Calendar - 1829
The Domestic Manners & Private Life of Sir Walter Scott - 1834
The Private Memoirs & Confessions Of A Justified Sinner - 1824

Cheers, :D
Author:  treowryhta [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:23 pm ]
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Thanks. The more I learn about the literary traditions of England, Scottland and Ireland, the more I understand the influences behind some of our more contemporary writers.
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