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An leabhar mòr, The great book of Gaelic, edited by Malcolm Maclean and Theo Dorgan ; editorial panel Aodán Mac Póilin [and seven others]

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An leabhar mòr, The great book of Gaelic, edited by Malcolm Maclean and Theo Dorgan ; editorial panel Aodán Mac Póilin [and seven others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

An leabhar mòr

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

232713209

Responsibility statement

edited by Malcolm Maclean and Theo Dorgan ; editorial panel Aodán Mac Póilin [and seven others]

Sub title

The great book of Gaelic

Summary

"The 100 Gaelic poems have been nominated by leading poets and writers such as Seamus Heaney, Hamish Henderson and Alistair Macleod as well as the contributing poets themselves. The selection features work from almost every century from the 6th to the 21st and includes the earliest Gaelic poetry in existence. Comedy, tragedy, love, death, the spiritual and the bawdy are all represented in poems by Sorley MacLean, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Iain Crichton Smith, Michael Davitt, Kevin MacNeil and Cathal O. Searcaigh. The 100 visual artists - 50 from each country - were commissioned to respond to the poetry in a variety of media. The artists include Alan Davie, Rita Duffy, Will Maclean, Brian Maguire, Frances Walker, Anna Macleod, John Byrne, Shane Cullen, Alasdair Gray, Noel Sheridan, Calum Colvin and Alastair MacLennan. A small team of calligraphers and typographer Don Addison worked in collaboration with the artists to integrate the key lines of poetry and the artist's images."--Front dust jacket flap

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Great book of Gaelic

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