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Laoidh an donais oig/Hymn to a Young Demon
Aonghas Macneacail
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Description for Laoidh an donais oig/Hymn to a Young Demon
Paperback. Features poems in Gaelic and the poet's own English versions. This work is divided in two parts - 'the gift of anger' and 'the other turning'. Its scope ranges from the western isles of Scotland to the battlefields of Europe and the collapse of the Iron Curtain. It shows how human struggles and achievements are repeated across time and place. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy. Signed and inscribed by the author
Hymn to a Young Demon is a heady burst of fresh air, with poems in both Gaelic and the poet's own English versions. It is a book which falls eloquently in two parts - 'the gift of anger' and 'the other turning' - articulated by the furious energy and irrepressible zest for life that readers of Aonghas MacNeacail's work will instantly recognise. The collection's scope ranges from the western isles of Scotland to the battlefields of Europe and the collapse of the Iron Curtain, from explosive battles with church and state to the intimate, mature poems of love and ... Read more
Hymn to a Young Demon is a heady burst of fresh air, with poems in both Gaelic and the poet's own English versions. It is a book which falls eloquently in two parts - 'the gift of anger' and 'the other turning' - articulated by the furious energy and irrepressible zest for life that readers of Aonghas MacNeacail's work will instantly recognise. The collection's scope ranges from the western isles of Scotland to the battlefields of Europe and the collapse of the Iron Curtain, from explosive battles with church and state to the intimate, mature poems of love and ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Signed by the author
Yes
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846970023
SKU
KEX0281173
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About Aonghas Macneacail
Aonghas Macneacail was born in Uig on Skye in 1942. He is a poet, journalist, researcher, broadcaster, scriptwriter and filmmaker. He has published collections of poems in both Gaelic and English and his writing has appeared in literary journals in Scotland and internationally. He has had poetry broadcast on radio, television, has given readings throughout Scotland and has toured extensively ... Read more
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