An Lasair (The Flame)

An Anthology of Eighteenth-century Gaelic Verse

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2001
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84158-092-0 (ISBN)

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This anthology contains over 50 poems, arranged chronologically, from the stylised poetic forms and structures of the 17th century to the free flowing individualism and variety of the 18th century.

An Lasair (The Flame) is a colorful new anthology of over sixty poems from one of the most dynamic periods of Gaelic literature. Arranged chronologically and edited with facing translations by Ronald Black, these poems, composed in a range of forms and styles, span the whole gamut of human experience, from politics, religion and war to love, sex and domestic life. Together they form a rich celebration of Gaelic culture and provide a fascinating insight into the passions and preoccupations of the Highland people during a turbulent period of their history.

An Lasair features the work of over forty poets, and includes extensive notes and an introduction, which set the poems firmly in their literary and historical contexts.

Ronald Black is a retired Senior Lecturer in Celtic Studies at the University of Edinburgh and former Gaelic Editor of the Scotsman. He is a book reviewer and broadcaster, and has contributed to a wide variety of newspapers and journals. He lives in Peebles, Scotland. He is the author of Campbells of the Ark (John Donald, 2017).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2001
Zusatzinfo	notes
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	634 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
ISBN-10	1-84158-092-9 / 1841580929
ISBN-13	978-1-84158-092-0 / 9781841580920
Zustand	Neuware