The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Hogg, James
1770–1835, Scottish poet, called the Ettrick Shepherd. Sir Walter Scott established Hogg’s literary reputation by including some of his poems in Border Minstrelsy. Hogg’s verse, notable for its earthy vigor, includes The Mountain Bard (1807) and The Queen’s Wake (1813). He also wrote several prose works, including recollections of Scott (1834).
