White Leaping Flame / Caoir Gheal Leumraich - Sorley Maclean: Collected Poems

Informationen zum Autor Sorley MacLean was born on the island of Raasay in 1911. He was brought up within a family and community immersed in Gaelic language and culture, particularly song. He studied English at Edinburgh University from 1929, taking a first-class honours degree. Christopher Whyte is a poet, novelist, translator and critic. Born in Glasgow in 1952 he lived in Italy between graduating from Cambridge in 1973 and returning home to Scotland in 1985. He was Reader in the Department of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University from 1990 until 2005. He lives in Budapest where he is a full-time writer. Emma Dymock works in the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies Department at the University of Edinburgh. Klappentext All the poetry of Sorley Maclean, the most significant 20th century Gaelic poet, is gathered together in one volume for the first time. Over 150 poems, some never published before, are given in Gaelic alongside their English translation. Introduced by a biographical essay on his life, influences and impact. Zusammenfassung All the poetry of Sorley Maclean, the most significant 20th century Gaelic poet, is gathered together in one volume for the first time. Over 150 poems, some never published before, are given in Gaelic alongside their English translation. Introduced by a biographical essay on his life, influences and impact.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Dymock, Sorley MacLean, Christopher Whyte
• Assisted by: Emma Dymock (Editor), Dymock Emma (Editor), Christopher Whyte (Editor)
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781846976445
• ISBN: 978-1-84697-644-5
• No. of pages: 576
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Scotland, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Scottish Gaelic, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Modern and contemporary poetry / poems