This is a selection from 300 newly discovered poems, found in the archives of the National Library of Scotland. They have never been published before. The range of subjects is…

This book explores the principal thematic and aesthetic preoccupations in MacDiarmid’s work, relating his poetry to key national and international concerns in modern culture and politics.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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These essays, first published between 1925 and 1927, propose a radical overhaul and a new construction of Scotland’s cultural identity. MacDiarmid focuses on poetry and the novel, on theatre, art…

A dedicated nationalist, yet at the same time a lifelong communist, the author brought about an extraordinary renaissance in Scots culture. His verse springs from a socialized consciousness and a…

The third and final volume of McDiarmid’s previously uncollected prose covers the decades from 1937 to 1978. This text includes assessments of the contemporary political and literary scene, articles on…