The golden treasury of Scottish poetry
by Hugh MacDiarmid
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This anthology of Scottish poetry was radical in approach when it was first published over 50 years ago. For the first time effort was made to present an all-in-view of Scottish poetry and in particular some of its Gaelic and Latin elements.Tags
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Hugh MacDiarmid, one of the greatest figures in 20th century Scottish literature and the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve, was born on August 11, 1892 in Langholm, Scotland. After MacDiarmid served during World War I, he held jobs in political offices and as a teacher and a journalist. MacDiarmid published the poem "Annals of the Five," and show more "A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle," his most famous work. Hugh MacDiarmid died on September 9, 1978 (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Poetry, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 821.08 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English Poetry English poetry {by more than one author} [Collections of English poetry not limited by time period or kind of form now in 821.008]
- LCC
- PR8651 .G7 — Language and Literature English English Literature English literature: Provincial, local, etc.
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