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Poetry Of Scotland
Roderick Watson
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Description for Poetry Of Scotland
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 752 pages, notes, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AF; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
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.
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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748606078
SKU
V9780748606078
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99-10
About Roderick Watson
Roderick Watson is Professor of English at the University of Stirling.
Reviews for Poetry Of Scotland
It is lovely to see so much put precisely in place, calm, cool, a careful navigation from the mythic historical foundations through 1603, 1707 Victoria's Empire and the modern age, to come to the point where a national identity has been fully embodied. It is lovely to see so much put precisely in place, calm, cool, a careful navigation from ... Read more