The Book of St. Andrews - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904598501 ISBN 13 : 9781904598503

Editeur : Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2005

Synopsis

Its ecclesiastical significance dates as far back as the fourth century, when St Regulus is claimed to have brought the relics of the saint there; its cultural importance dates from the early fifteenth century, when the world-famous university was founded there. More recently (since the seventeenth century) it has been well known as a centre for golf. This selection of short stories and essays is a wonderful literary celebration of this historic and venerable city which explore the multiple facets of its life and history It includes contributions from a wide range of authors, including A.L. Kennedy, Robert Fergusson, Alastair Reid, Ian Rankin, Samuel Johnson, Robert Burns, Don Paterson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edwin Morgan, Hugh MacDiarmid, Willa Muir, Douglas Dunn, Anna Crowe, Meagan Delahunt, Seamus Heaney, Rudyard Kipling, Kathleen Jamie, Liz Lochhead, J.M. Barrie, Meg Bateman and Homer!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Crawford is Professor of Modern Scottish Literature at St Andrews University. He received his MA from Glasgow University and his DPhil from Oxford. He is a founding Fellow of the English Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has taught at the universities of Oxford and Glasgow, and has been at St Andrews since 1989.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904598501
• ISBN 13: 9781904598503
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Crawford Robert
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