Description
Scottish Gaelic Texts Society, 1996. 223 pages. Paperback.
Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair is widely regarded as the premier Gaelic poet of the eighteenth century. This selection of fourteen poems represents over a third of his surviving poetry. The selection includes his core work, and illustrates its wide range. A detailed introduction attempts to set his life and work in their eighteenth-century context. The edition draws on a number of printed and manuscript sources not critically used in earlier editions, and provides full notes and an extensive glossary.
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