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Overview
The first complete annotated edition of the letters exchanged by these major twentieth-century Scottish poets and the first major exploration of their long friendship and literary association. Spanning fifty years, Hugh MacDiarmid and Sorley MacLean's engaging correspondence offers an intimate look at their exchange on a broad range of topics, from the Spanish Civil War and W.W. II to the mundane challenges of daily life. The editors chart the development of MacDiarmid and MacLean's enduring friendship in relation to their contrasting literary contexts and careers.
Edinburgh University Press
Synopsis
The first complete annotated edition of the letters exchanged by these major twentieth-century Scottish poets and the first major exploration of their long friendship and literary association. Spanning fifty years, Hugh MacDiarmid and Sorley MacLean's engaging correspondence offers an intimate look at their exchange on a broad range of topics, from the Spanish Civil War and W.W. II to the mundane challenges of daily life. The editors chart the development of MacDiarmid and MacLean's enduring friendship in relation to their contrasting literary contexts and careers.