Scottish Poems

256 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Scottish poetry has a long and distinguished history in both English and Gaelic, stretching back into the Middle Ages. Its characteristic marks are energy, wit, satire and-especially in Gaelic - passionate lyrical intensity.Most readers of English poetry are familiar with Irish writing in English, less so with Scots. This volume will add a whole new dimension to their experience of the unparalleled heritage of great poetry produced in these islands.The collection contains all the poets everyone has heard of - Burns, Stevenson, MacDiarmid,Henryson, Scott, Drummond of Hawthornden - and many more beside, including writers from the current renaissance in Scottish poetry. There are many old friends here and many new delights.

• Reihe: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS
• ISBN: 9781841597799
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2009
• Größe: 165 x 115 mm
• Verlag: Everyman
• Herausgegeben von: Gerard Carruthers