Little is known about Robert Henryson's life, who was a very well-known Scottish author much admired by his contemporories (often described as the 'greatest' Scottish medieval author); who wrote in middle-scots in the second half of the fifteenth century, and mainly during the reign of James III. He 'possibly' attended and taught at the University of Glasgow, and is associated with the town of Dunfermline, where -inasmuch as can be ascertained from his work and sixteenth century tradition- he may have worked as a teacher, lawyer, or public notary. He was not a court poet, unlike his younger contemporary, William Dunbar.
Henryson's main works include a version of Aesop's Fables (usually entitled The Morall fabillis of Esope the Phrygian), The Testament of Cresseid, a follow-on to Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde (but also seen as his own, original 'masterpiece', a poem in its own right) , Robene and Makyne, and Orpheus and Eurydice, a version of the classic tale.
Pricilla Bawcutt describes Henryson in Discovering Scottish Writers as excelling as 'a narrative poet' who handled the fable genre 'brilliantly.'
Poems by this Poet
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The Testament of Cresseid | 29 November 2013 |
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The Assembly of the Gods | 29 November 2013 |
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Aganis Haisty Credence of Titlaris | 29 November 2013 |
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The Garment of Good Ladies | 29 November 2013 |
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The Bludy Serk | 29 November 2013 |
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The Praise of Age | 29 November 2013 |
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The Abbey Walk | 29 November 2013 |
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The Annunciation | 29 November 2013 |
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To Our Lady | 29 November 2013 |
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The Testament of Cressida excerpt | 31 July 2013 |
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Subtle rhetorician....one of
Subtle rhetorician....one of the Scotish finest.
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