An lasair: anthology of 18th century Scottish Gaelic verseRonald Black Birlinn, 2001 - 533 pages 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. The poems are laid out in facing page translation with full notes and a substantial introduction and commentary. Among the poets included are Neil MacVurich, Dugald Buchanan, Duncan Macintyre, John MacCodrum, Alexander MacDonald, Rob Donn, Mary MacPherson and William Ross. |
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Page xxxix
... called " going on kailie , " and Kate used to devote herself to the practice with all the eagerness of an old gossip . Well acquainted with Kate's evening habits , Mr. Lauchlan , who had a great turn for poetry ( or rather rhyming ) ...
... called " going on kailie , " and Kate used to devote herself to the practice with all the eagerness of an old gossip . Well acquainted with Kate's evening habits , Mr. Lauchlan , who had a great turn for poetry ( or rather rhyming ) ...
Page 455
... called ' right of pit and gallows ' whose worst excesses are described in the notes to poem 22 , lines 71-72 , poem 53 , line 94 , and poem 56 , lines 53–56 . No longer was a Highland chief to exercise absolute power , no longer was he ...
... called ' right of pit and gallows ' whose worst excesses are described in the notes to poem 22 , lines 71-72 , poem 53 , line 94 , and poem 56 , lines 53–56 . No longer was a Highland chief to exercise absolute power , no longer was he ...
Page 506
... called Robert Grant , am Bàillidh Mór ( ' the Big Bailie ' ) , was said to have hanged people for declining to oblige him , and seldom called juries ; he hanged two brothers on a tree , and buried both in one grave at the roadside ...
... called Robert Grant , am Bàillidh Mór ( ' the Big Bailie ' ) , was said to have hanged people for declining to oblige him , and seldom called juries ; he hanged two brothers on a tree , and buried both in one grave at the roadside ...
Contents
Gort am Bràigh Athaill Famine in the Atholl Hills | 1 |
Bent HandleLachlann mac Theàrlaich Òig | 12 |
Laoidh an Tàilleir The Ballad of the Tailor | 17 |
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