During the 1920s, Scottish poetry, personified by Hugh MacDiarmid, asserted its independence, denying the claim made by T. S. Eliot that all significant differences between Scottish and English literature had ceased to exist. It was an energetic 'No' to provincialism, and a vigorous 'Yes' to nationalism as an enabler of poetry. On its first appearance in 1992, the retrospective and organising vision of Douglas Dunn's now-classic anthology revealed a profounder level of achievement in modern Scottish poetry - whether in Scots, Gaelic or English - than had been formerly acknowledged, and introduced an entire canon of writing to a wider readership, edited with discrimination and exemplary lucidity.

Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, edited by Douglas Dunn with discrimination and exemplary lucidity, brings to light an extraordinary tradition and wealth of poetry - whether in Scots, Gaelic or English - originating in Scotland over the last hundred years.

About the Author
Douglas Dunn was born in 1942 and grew up in Inchinnan in Renfrewshire. He worked as a librarian in Britain and the United States until 1971, when he became a full-time writer. He has published ten collections of poetry, and has edited The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry. In 1991 he was appointed Professor in the School of English at the University of St. Andrews.


Book Information
ISBN 9780571228386
Author Douglas Dunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 485g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 135mm * 35mm