Norman MacCaig's Books

The Poems of Norman MacCaig

By: Norman MacCaig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

This collection of Norman MacCaig's poems is offered as the definitive edition of his work. It has been edited by his son, Ewen. A prolific writer, MacCaig left about 600 unpublished poems after his death; 99 have been selected for inclusion here. The aim of the selection process was to sustain the overall quality of the 1990 Collected Poems, which was compiled by the poet. Unusually, MacCaig's creativity did not decline with age, and most of the unpublished poems date from his seventies and early eighties, adding significantly to his published work from that period. Insight to the writer's life and work is provided in an appreciative introduction by author and critic Alan Taylor, focusing on MacCaig's life and times, and in a collection of MacCaig's words on his own and others' writing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

941

Publisher

Birlinn

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857900080

ISBN 13

9780857900081

The Many Days

Selected Poems of Norman McCaig

By: Norman MacCaig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Many Days

Selected Poems of Norman McCaig

By: Norman MacCaig

First published in 2010 to mark the centenary of Norman MacCaig's birth, The Many Days aims to strike a balance between representing the much-loved poems that any reader would expect to find in a selected MacCaig, and other less familiar verses. The collection is arranged to show the range of the poet's work in all its variety, from his love of nature and the landscape of the North West Highlands to his life in Edinburgh; from his care for animals and human friendship, to his moments of joy and grief, creative delight and occasional creative dread. Time and again MacCaig returns us to that good place we know as the world, but hardly ever seen so clearly as we do in these marvellous poems.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

158

Publisher

Birlinn

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857907808

ISBN 13

9780857907806

The Many Days

Selected Poems of Norman McCaig

By: Norman MacCaig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Many Days

Selected Poems of Norman McCaig

By: Norman MacCaig

A centennial celebration of the Scottish poet. “[A] testament to his apperception and skill in crafting verse on the impulse of things seen and thought.” —PN Review By the time of his death in January 1996, Norman MacCaig was known widely as the grand old man of Scottish poetry, honored by an Order of the British Empire (OBE) and the Queen’s Medal for Poetry. This book is a celebration of MacCaig’s life—published in 2010, the hundredth anniversary of his birth—and it features 100 of his best poems, edited by his son Ewen. Praise for Norman MacCaig “I have always loved the mixture of strictness and susceptibility in Norman MacCaig’s work. It is an ongoing education in the marvelous possibilities of lyric poetry.” —Seamus Heaney “I have read or re-read every poem (in the Collected Poems), and I think it one of the greatest literary experiences of my life.” —Sorley MacLean “Whenever I read his poems, I’m always struck by their undated freshness; everything about them is alive, as new and essential, as ever.” —Ted Hughes

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

148

Publisher

Casemate Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857907808

ISBN 13

9780857907806

Between Mountain and Sea

Poems From Assynt

By: Norman MacCaig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Between Mountain and Sea

Poems From Assynt

By: Norman MacCaig

Two Men at Once' is one of Norman MacCaig best known poems. He was indeed two men at once: Edinburgh, the city where he was born and lived as a teacher and poet, was his home, but no other place shaped his poetry more than Assynt in Sutherland. It is here that he would spend many a summer on family holidays, walking the hills and fishing the lochs. MacCaig's fresh eye saw remarkable newness even in the everyday and each poem is a tiny revelation, a new look at an old friend. This collection celebrates, renews, and rediscovers Norman MacCaig's Assynt.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

209

Publisher

Birlinn Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1788850297

ISBN 13

9781788850292

Twentieth-Century English Literature

By: A. Norman Jeffares,Michael Morony

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Twentieth-Century English Literature

By: A. Norman Jeffares,Michael Morony

In revising this book for a second edition, Harry Blamires has updated his final chapters to give a thorough coverage to the work of dramatists, novelists and poets who have achieved prominence in the 1980s, either as new writers or rediscovered authors who have recently been brought back into print or revived by radio and television.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1349185116

ISBN 13

9781349185115

Between Mountain and Sea

Poems From Assynt

By: Norman MacCaig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Between Mountain and Sea

Poems From Assynt

By: Norman MacCaig

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

209

Publisher

Birlinn Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1788850297

ISBN 13

9781788850292

A Haverin' History of Scotland

By: Norman Ferguson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Haverin' History of Scotland

By: Norman Ferguson

Television, penicillin, the telephone, A Haverin' History of Scotland. All of these have been created by a Scotsperson, although not all will appear on a tea towel listing great Scottish inventions.* Scotland is as old as any other country – maybe even more so, judging by the state of the pavements. This means that it has a lot of a history. A lot! Some of those whose epic deeds have echoed down the centuries include William 'Braveheart' Wallace, King Robert 'the Bruce' the Bruce and Queen Mary 'Queen of Scots' Queen of Scots. Among many others, they all feature in this concise and relatively cheap history of the country people all over the world call Scotland. Because that is its name. Whether you know your Scottish history, or you think the Lewis Chessmen were a 1960s beat combo, A Haverin' History of Scotland is the unreliable history book for you. *Does anyone still watch television?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

187

Publisher

The History Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0750988460

ISBN 13

9780750988469

Collected Poems

By: Norman MacCaig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Collected Poems

By: Norman MacCaig

This revised and expanded edition of Norman MacCaig's collected poems includes all the work he wishes to preserve from fourteeen individual volumes, as well as over a hundred uncollected peices: nearly seven hundred poems in all, spanning his career from the early 1950s to the present. All are marked by the wit and the wisdom, the clarity of language and observation, and the masterly lightness of touch that have earned him his reputation as a great poet. 'A book full of delight , love, decency, wit and wisdom. Above all, it is a book of life. It deserves to be called a classic. 'Douglas Dunn

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

456

Published Date

ISBN 10

0701160101

ISBN 13

9780701160104

For the Love of Scotland

A Celebration of All Things Scottish

By: Norman Ferguson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

For the Love of Scotland

A Celebration of All Things Scottish

By: Norman Ferguson

This miscellany will have you quoting Burns and fizzing with fascinating trivia. As well as delving into Scottish history – including profiles of William Wallace, Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie – you’ll gain plenty of insight into the food, drink, landscape, culture and everything else that makes Scotland exceptional.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

141

Publisher

Summersdale

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786853906

ISBN 13

9781786853905

Book's by Norman MacCaig

The Poems of Norman MacCaig

The Poems of Norman MacCaig

The Many Days

The Many Days

The Many Days

The Many Days

Between Mountain and Sea

Between Mountain and Sea

Twentieth-Century English Literature

Twentieth-Century English Literature

Between Mountain and Sea

Between Mountain and Sea

A Haverin' History of Scotland

A Haverin' History of Scotland

Collected Poems

Collected Poems

For the Love of Scotland

For the Love of Scotland

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email