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Sorley MacLean
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- Book Synopsis
- This collected editon of Sorley MacLean brings together published poetry from MacLean's own edited volumes of poetry, poetry previously published in various magazines, literary journals and anthologies, and poetry which has never been published before. The poems are given in their original Gaelic with English translations. The volume opens with a biographical summary of Maclean's childhood on Raasay, his life at university and war experiences, and examines MacLean's effect on Gaelic and Scottish literature, and his literary, political and philosophical influences, which included Gaelic traditional song, Romanticism and Modernism, as well as Communism and Fascism.
- About The Author
- Sorley MacLean was born on the island of Raasay in 1911. He was brought up within a family and community immersed in Gaelic languageand culture, particularly song. He studied English at Edinburgh University from 1929, taking a first-class honours degree.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781846976445
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Polygon, (06 July 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 576
- Weight
- 733 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 x 45 mm
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