The premature death of Sydney Goodsir Smith at the age of fifty-nine deprived the world of one of the major personalities in twentieth-century British literature.
The poems included in this volume, mostly written in Scots dialect – from Skail Wind, first published in 1941, to the verse collections of his maturity and the gentle, philosophical compositions of his later years – show us the journey of a man who understood the world only too well, and are a testament to the inventive genius of his mind.
Contains notes and a full glossary.
By:
Sydney Goodsir Smith Imprint: Alma Edizioni Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 380g ISBN:9780714550817 ISBN 10: 0714550817 Pages: 269 Publication Date:29 July 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915–75), a principal figure of the Scottish Renaissance, is – together with Hugh MacDiarmid – one of the founders of Scottish modern poetry.