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Norman MacCaig
Alasdair D. F. Macrae
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Norman MacCaig, who died in 1996, was a prolific poet whose later poetry is accessible and popular. This study locates him in his literary and social contexts and presents his work according to its major emphases. Although he did not manifest dramatic changes of attitude or form, there are substantial developments in his writing and these are explored. The chapters are inter-connected not sequential and the book aims to give a vivid impression of the whole poet. A sufficient number of poems are quoted in their entirety to provide readers, unacquainted with the poet, with an introduction to the poetry, ... Read more
Norman MacCaig, who died in 1996, was a prolific poet whose later poetry is accessible and popular. This study locates him in his literary and social contexts and presents his work according to its major emphases. Although he did not manifest dramatic changes of attitude or form, there are substantial developments in his writing and these are explored. The chapters are inter-connected not sequential and the book aims to give a vivid impression of the whole poet. A sufficient number of poems are quoted in their entirety to provide readers, unacquainted with the poet, with an introduction to the poetry, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780746310762
SKU
V9780746310762
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About Alasdair D. F. Macrae
Alasdair Macrae is now retired as Senior Lecturer in English Studies at University of Stirling where he taught for over thirty years. He was also a lecturer at the University of Khartoum for five and has travelled widely in parts of Africa, Middle East, Europe, Australia and the US. He has published many essays, chapters and reviews, mainly on modern ... Read more
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