William Dunbar
Medieval Scottish poet and civil servant · Writers · Lived 1460 to 1520 · aged 60
William Dunbar was a Scottish makar, or court poet, active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. He was closely associated with the court of King James IV and produced a large body of work in Scots distinguished by its great variation in themes and literary styles.
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He was probably a native of East Lothian, as assumed from a satirical reference in The Flyting of Dumbar and Kennedie. His surname is also spelt Dumbar.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1460 to 1520 · aged 60
