The Poetry of Scotland : : Gaelic, Scots & English 1380–1980 / / Roderick Watson.

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 incl...

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©1995
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Table of Contents by Theme --
Introduction --
John Barbour (1320?-1395) --
King James I (1394-1437) --
Giolla Criost Bruilingeach (c.i450) --
Sir Richard Holland (14??-1482?) --
Anonymous U480?) The Taill of Rauf Coilyear --
Blind Harry (1450-1493) --
Robert Henryson (i425?-i505?) --
Aithbhreac Inghean Corcadail (c.1460) --
William Dunbar (1460-1520?) --
Anonymous (c. 1513) --
Gavin Douglas (1475-1522) --
The Asloan, Bannatyne and Maitland Collections --
Sir David Lindsay (1490-1555) --
Richard Maitland of Lethingtoun (1496-1586) --
The Gude and Godlie Ballads --
Mrs MacGregor of Glenstrae (c. 1570) --
Alexander Scott U525?-i584?) --
Alexander Montgomerie (1545J-1610?) --
Hugh Barclay (i560?-i597) --
Mark Alexander Boyd (1563-160D --
The Ballad Tradition --
Anonymous (c.1650?) --
Robert Sempill of Beltrees (1590?-1660?) --
Donnchadh MacRaoiridh/ Duncan MacRyrie (c. 1630) --
Murchadh MacCoinnich/ Murdo MacKenzie (c. 1650) --
Iain Lom/John MacDonald (1620T-1707?) --
Mairi Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh/ Mary MacLeod (I6i5?-i706?) --
Roderick Morison (1656?-I7i4?) --
Sileas na Ceapaich/ Cicely MacDonald (1660?-1729?) --
Allan Ramsay (1685-1758) --
James Thomson (1700-1748) --
Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair/ Alexander MacDonald (1695M770?) --
Iain Mhic Fhearchair/ John MacCodrum (i693?-i779) --
Rob Donn MacAoidh/ Robert Mackay (1714-1778) --
Donnchadh Ban Mac an t-Saoir/ Duncan Ban Macintyre (1724-1812) --
James Macpherson (1736-1796) --
Robert Fergusson (1750-1774) --
Uilleam Ros/William Ross (1762-1790) --
Robert Bums (1759-1796) --
Scots Songs in the 18th and 19th Centuries --
James Hogg U770-1835) --
Sir Walter Scott (i 771-1832) --
Joanna Baillie (i 762-1851) --
Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) --
William Tennant ( i 784-1848) --
Ann Campbell, Scalpay, Harris (c. 1773) --
Iain MacGhillEathain/ John MacLean (1787-1848) --
George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) --
Uilleam MacDhunleibhe/ William Livingston U 808- i 870) --
Mairi Nic a’ Phearsain/ Mary Macpherson (1821-1898) --
Alexander Smith (1830-1867) --
James Thomson (1834-1882) --
Ellen Johnston (?1835-?1874) --
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) --
John Davidson (1857-1909) --
Vernacular Scots Poetry --
Edwin Muir (1887-1959) --
Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978) --
William Soutar (1898-1943) --
George Bruce (1909- ) --
Robert Garioch (i909-i98i) --
Norman MacCaig (1910- ) --
Somhairle MacGill'Eain/ Sorley MacLean (1911- ) --
Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915-1975) --
Deorsa Mac Iain Deorsa/ George Campbell Hay (1915-1984) --
William Sydney Graham (1918-1986) --
Hamish Henderson (1919- ) --
Edwin Morgan (1920- ) --
Ruaraidh MacThomais/ Derick Thomson (1921- ) --
George Mackay Brown (1921- ) --
Alastair Mackie (1925- ) --
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925- ) --
Iain Crichton Smith/ Iain Mac a ’ Ghobhainn (1928- ) --
Douglas Dunn (1942- ) --
Tom Leonard (1944- ) --
Liz Lochhead (1948- ) --
Acknowledgements
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781474473439
9783110780475
DOI:10.1515/9781474473439
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Roderick Watson.