A Scots Quair is revolutionary - innovative in its form, deft and humorous in its use of the Scots language, courageous in its characterization and politics. Central to the trilogy is Chris Guthrie, one of the most remarkable female characters in modern literature. In Sunset Song , Gibbon's finest achievement, the reader follows Chris through her girlhood in a tight-knit Scottish farming community: the seasons, the weddings, the funerals, the grind of work, the gossip. As the Great War takes its toll, machines replace the old way of life. Cloud Howe and Grey Granite take Chris from her rural homeland to life in an industrial Scotland and the desperate years of the Depression. The trilogy as a whole is a major achievement, a picture of a society undergoing traumatic and far-reaching transformation. Always readable, never sentimental, A Scots Quair is one of the most important works of modern Scottish literature.
Tom Crawford Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Tom Crawfords werk duikt via zijn poëzie in het landschap van de menselijke ervaring. Zijn schrijven weerspiegelt vaak scherpe observaties, voortkomend uit een leven gewijd aan lesgeven en reizen door diverse culturen. Crawfords stijl wordt gekenmerkt door een introspectieve toon, die de diepere resonantie binnen alledaagse momenten verkent. Door zijn verzen probeert hij zowel op emotioneel als op intellectueel niveau verbinding te maken met de lezer.
The Story of King Arthur
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Recounts Arthur's chief adventures including his becoming King, his marriage to Guinevere, and his benevolent but troubled reign over England.