Книга: Montgomerie Alexander «The cherry and the slae, with other poems»
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Montgomerie, Alexander
▪ Scottish poet
born 1556?
died c. 1611
Scottish poet, one of the last of the makaris (poets writing in Lowland Scots in the 16th century).
Montgomerie enjoyed the favour of James VI and was awarded a pension in 1583. In 1597 Montgomerie's pro-Catholic political intrigues brought about his disgrace when he was implicated in a plot to establish a Spanish garrison at the mouth of the Firth of Clyde.
Montgomerie's contemporary reputation was high, and during the 17th and 18th centuries his best known poem, “The Cherrie and the Slaye,” was reprinted many times. This poem, first printed in 1597 and later enlarged, is an allegory in the medieval manner, fresh in its descriptions but conventional in its May-morning setting. The poet's dilemma—whether to struggle toward the noble cherry tree on the crag or to be content with the sloe bush at his feet—leads to an intricate and tedious debate with such figures as Danger, Dreid, Reason, Curage, and Dispaire. The poem was printed by Allan Ramsay in The Ever Green (1724), and its long stanza was revived by Robert Burns in “The Jolly Beggars.” Montgomerie's other poems include the scurrilously invective “The Flytting betwixt Montgomerie and Polwart” (1621); some versions of the Psalms; and a large number of sonnets, lyrics, and songs, the best of which reveal a fluent and radiant talent for love poetry.
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Montgomerie, Alexander — (?1556 ?1610) The dates of this Scottish poet, the son of Hugh Montgomerie of Hazelhead Castle, Ayrshire, are ob272 scure; those given are from the DNB. He was the laureate of the court of James VI around 1577. In 1586 he was given royal… … British and Irish poets