The Poetry of Scotland: Gaelic, Scots, and English, 1380-1980

For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotlandpresents 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.