Question

John Barbour was mainly known as:

• A. A celebrated playwright of the Elizabethan era
• B. A Scottish patriotic poet
• C. A medieval Scottish historian
• D. A renowned English composer of madrigals

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A Scottish patriotic poet

• Barbour was a Scots poet and churchman.

• His works were political and nationalistic rather than religious.

• His Bruce is a Scottish national epic.