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388 words, approx. 2 pages
The Scottish poet and courtier William Dunbar (ca. 1460-ca. 1520) wrote satirical, occasional, and devotional works. Although he is conventionally numbered among the Scottish Chaucerians, he owed a gr... Read more
3,384 words, approx. 12 pages
William Dunbar is one of the most important writers of late-medieval Scotland; compared with his near contemporaries Robert Henryson and Gavin Douglas, he is the most varied and the most enigmatic. Th... Read more
6,062 words, approx. 21 pages
It has been said with some justice that the most vibrant and interesting poetry of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries in Europe was written in Scotland. Of those Scottish makars William Dunba... Read more
390 words, approx. 2 pages
William Dunbar (1749-1810), Scottish-born American scientist and planter, wrote the first topographical description of the Southwest.William Dunbar was born in Morayshire, Scotland, son of Sir Archiba... Read more