Scotland's harvest : Scottish poetry and World War Two / by Richie McCaffery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCaffery, Richie, author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; v. 34.

Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; volume 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scottish poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

Scottish poetry.

World War, 1939-1945--Literature and the war.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages).

Other Title:

Scottish poetry and World War Two

Scottish poetry and WWII

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Contents:

Introduction: Growing for, or through, war?

Combatants. 'Mak siccar!': Hamish Henderson (1919-2002)

Committed and confessional: Sorley MacLean (1911-1996)

'The secret hollow': George Campbell Hay (1915-1984)

'Private Morgan' and 'Geerie' the Kriegy: Edwin Morgan (1920-2010) and Robert Garioch (1909-1981)

The second rank: other Scottish poets in the forces

Non-combatants. 'The war for libertie!' The cases of Douglas Young (1913-1973) and Norman MacCaig (1910-1996)

The home front: Scottish civilian poets of World War Two

The old guard: Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978) and Edwin Muir (1888-1959)

'It does not mak siccar you ken aboot weemin': Scottish women poets of World War Two

Conclusion: 'The harvest'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 13, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: McCaffery, Richie. Scotland's harvest

ISBN:

9789004679283

9004679286

Publisher Number:

40032159158

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