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Modern Scottish Poetry
Christopher Whyte
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Description for Modern Scottish Poetry
Paperback. Although Scottish poetry gained an increasingly high profile towards the end of the twentieth century, this groundbreaking work is the first book length study of the field. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Although Scottish poetry gained an increasingly high profile towards the end of the twentieth century, this groundbreaking work is the first book length study of the field. Christopher Whyte takes significant collections by 20 poets writing in English, Scots and Gaelic as the starting point for an examination of their whole career and of the connections between them. Poets featured include Sorley MacLean, Edwin Muir, George Campbell Hay, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Edwin Morgan, Tom Leonard, W.S. Graham, Iain Crichton Smith, Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, Kathleen Jamie, Carol Ann Duffy and Aonghas MacNeacail. Whyte argues that concerns with nationalism ... Read more
Although Scottish poetry gained an increasingly high profile towards the end of the twentieth century, this groundbreaking work is the first book length study of the field. Christopher Whyte takes significant collections by 20 poets writing in English, Scots and Gaelic as the starting point for an examination of their whole career and of the connections between them. Poets featured include Sorley MacLean, Edwin Muir, George Campbell Hay, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Edwin Morgan, Tom Leonard, W.S. Graham, Iain Crichton Smith, Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, Kathleen Jamie, Carol Ann Duffy and Aonghas MacNeacail. Whyte argues that concerns with nationalism ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748616008
SKU
V9780748616008
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About Christopher Whyte
Christopher Whyte was Reader in Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow. Updated 22/06/2011. Freelance writer lives in Budapest
Reviews for Modern Scottish Poetry
As cultural history, Modern Scottish Poetry teems with ideas. The kaleidoscope of Scotland's multiple languages and cultures comes across persuasively. As cultural history, Modern Scottish Poetry teems with ideas. The kaleidoscope of Scotland's multiple languages and cultures comes across persuasively.