Norah H. Alsaeed*
Department of English Language, College of Arts, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia.
*Correspondence: nora.h.alsaeid@ju.edu.sa (Dr. Norah H. Alsaeed, Department of English Language, College of Arts, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia).
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ABSTRACT
As soon as we mention the name of the poet Robert Burns, we associate him with the poets of the Romantic Movement who were involved with nature, as well as we link his name with the glorified patriots of their countries who are eager to find a national identity. Robert Burns is a Scottish poet born in Ayrshire in 1759. His father, William Burness was a farmer. He worked with his eldest son Robert Burns on the farm which he owned in Ayrshire. Robert Burns spent most of their time working on the farm. His work makes him in contact directly with rural life. The archetypes presented by the poet at this early stage of his life are only real pictures depicting the nature of life in Scotland. His sources were his direct contact with the community and the life that surrounds this community. He wrote many folks depicting the joys and sorrows of this community. What appears most prominent in his personality is his ability to socialize. He loved the community and the members of this community and was grateful to his companions and sanctified for group relations, which made him popular among his friends and welcomed wherever he was. What we do not know about the poet, or perhaps know little about him, is that his social nature and his ability to socialize nurtured a sense of Masonic thought that was in force at the end of the eighteenth century in Scotland. The poet merged with the brothers in their meetings and proved the credibility and sincerity of this Masonic community, which made him hold many positions there. Freemasonry supported the poet and helped him in publishing and printing his poetic works, which made him dedicate his poems to Freemasonry until his death in 1796. This paper will shed light on this hidden side of Robert burns’ life giving more attention to his masonic poetry.
Keywords: Robert Burns, Romanticism, Freemasonry, Mason Lodge, Masonic poetry, and Masonic ideologies.
Citation: Alsaeed NH. (2022). Interrogating the secret society of Robert Burns, Br. J. Arts Humanit., 4(2), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.34104/bjah.022045051
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