, ▁then ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vol umin ous ▁writers ▁of ▁Early ▁Sc ots , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁vol umin ous ▁of ▁all ▁Sc ots ▁po ets . ▁But ▁his ▁author ship ▁of ▁The ▁Br us ▁alone , ▁both ▁for ▁its ▁original ▁employ ment ▁of ▁the ▁ch ival ric ▁genre , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁tale ▁of ▁a ▁struggle ▁against ▁ty ran ny , ▁sec ures ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁and ▁innov ative ▁literary ▁voice ▁who ▁broke ▁new ▁lingu istic ▁ground . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Scottish ▁literature ▁ ▁Mak ar ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Bar bour ' s ▁Bruce , ▁edited ▁by ▁Matthew ▁P . ▁Mc Di arm id ▁and ▁James ▁A . ▁C . ▁Stevens on , ▁ 3 ▁volumes . ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scottish ▁Text ▁Society , ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bruce : ▁A ▁Selection , ▁edited ▁by ▁Alexander ▁King horn . ▁Edinburgh , ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁Salt ire ▁Class ics . ▁ ▁- ▁in ▁Sc ots ▁ ▁- ▁in ▁Sc ots ▁with ▁Modern ▁English ▁annotations ▁ ▁- ▁a ▁modern ▁English ▁translation ▁ ▁John ▁Bar bour ' s ▁The ▁Bruce : ▁A ▁Free ▁Trans lation ▁in ▁Ver se ▁by ▁James ▁H igg ins . ▁B ury ▁St ▁Edmund s , ▁Abr am is , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Sc ots ▁Mak ars ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁Scottish ▁writers ▁Category : 1 4 th