Description
| Product ID: | 9780948877407 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Scotnotes Study Guides |
| Title: | The Poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid |
| Subtitle: | (Scotnotes Study Guides) |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Riach |
| Page Count: | 64 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, Educational: Study and revision guides, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Educational: English literature, Educational: study & revision guides, Scotland, English, A/AS Level study & revision guides |
| Description: | Alan Riach''s SCOTNOTE study guide outlines MacDiarmid''s life and work, providing an overview of the poet''s beliefs, opinions and influences, for senior school pupils and students at all levels. Hugh MacDiarmid (born Christopher Murray Grieve) is a huge, and still controversial, figure in modern Scottish literature. Called variously "the most important figure in Scottish life in the twentieth century" and "a symbol of all that''s perfectly hideous in Scotland", his poetry is of historic, and national, significance. Alan Riach''s SCOTNOTE study guide outlines MacDiarmid''s life and work, providing an overview of the poet''s beliefs, opinions and influences, for senior school pupils and students at all levels. |
| Imprint Name: | Association for Scottish Literary Studies |
| Publisher Name: | Association for Scottish Literary Studies |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1999-07-01 |
