Modern Scottish Gaelic Poems - A Bilingual Anthology

This indispensable anthology contains selections of the best work by Scotland's most acclaimed modern Gaelic poets: Sorley Maclean, George Campbell Hay, Iain Crichton Smith, Derick Thomson and Donald MacAulay. Designed as much for English readers throughout the world as for readers of Gaelic, the poems are presented with line-for-line translations.

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Donald MacAulay

Summary

This indispensable anthology contains selections of the best work by Scotland's most acclaimed modern Gaelic poets: Sorley Maclean, George Campbell Hay, Iain Crichton Smith, Derick Thomson and Donald MacAulay. Designed as much for English readers of Gaelic, the poems are presented in parallel texts with line-for-line translations. These translations have been made by the poets themselves, thereby maximising the retention of the spirit and form of the originals.

Foreword

This indispensable anthology contains selections of the best work by Scotland's most acclaimed modern Gaelic poets

Product details

• Authors: Donald MacAulay, David MacAuley, Donald Macauley
• Publisher: Canongate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.1999
• EAN: 9780862414948
• ISBN: 978-0-86241-494-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 149 g
• Series: Canongate Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama