The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots & English 1380-1980
For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotland presents all the major, and many less well-known Scottish poets in a broad historical perspective from the fourteenth century to the present day. Unlike other anthologies, it includes concise bibliographies of each writer, user-friendly notes, and poems in Gaelic with modern English translations. With contents listed by both chronology and theme, on-page glossaries and a full introduction by Roderick Watson, this is the definitive edition for students and lovers of Scottish poetry everywhere.
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The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots & English 1380-1980
For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotland presents all the major, and many less well-known Scottish poets in a broad historical perspective from the fourteenth century to the present day. Unlike other anthologies, it includes concise bibliographies of each writer, user-friendly notes, and poems in Gaelic with modern English translations. With contents listed by both chronology and theme, on-page glossaries and a full introduction by Roderick Watson, this is the definitive edition for students and lovers of Scottish poetry everywhere.
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The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots & English 1380-1980

The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots & English 1380-1980

by Roderick Watson
The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots & English 1380-1980

The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots & English 1380-1980

by Roderick Watson

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For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotland presents all the major, and many less well-known Scottish poets in a broad historical perspective from the fourteenth century to the present day. Unlike other anthologies, it includes concise bibliographies of each writer, user-friendly notes, and poems in Gaelic with modern English translations. With contents listed by both chronology and theme, on-page glossaries and a full introduction by Roderick Watson, this is the definitive edition for students and lovers of Scottish poetry everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780748606078
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 04/01/1995
Edition description: REPRINT
Pages: 752
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Roderick Watson is Professor of English at the University of Stirling.
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