The mountain bard

About “The mountain bard”

The Mountain Bard is a poetry collection by James Hogg that presents his early poetic works, including versions of poems from before 1807 and the full 1807 edition, alongside the revised 1821 version. The collection reflects Hogg's engagement with the ballad tradition and the intellectual currents of Romanticism, particularly the literary vogue for the ballad, while documenting his evolving relationship with print culture and literary form.