Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain 1911-1996) is generally recognised as the most significant writer in Scottish Gaelic of the twentieth century. Characterised by a mixture of resilience and outspokenness, his work possesses a relevance extending far beyond the bounds of his nation or his language.<\/p>\n
‘The greatest Gaelic poet of the twentieth century’ – Scotland on Sunday<\/p>\n
‘This definitive edition makes his magnificent poetry available to a new generation of readers’ – The Guardian<\/p>\n
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Paperback<\/p>\n
ISBN 978 1 84697 644 5<\/p>\n
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This definitive edition brings together everything published during the poet’s lifetime and a generous selection of unpublished poems.<\/p>\n
MacLean’s own English versions are complemented, where necessary, by versions from the editors.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":15317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[549,478],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15316","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_cat-poetry","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n