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Aonghas MacNeacail

    Aonghas MacNeacail is a contemporary writer working in Scottish Gaelic, English, and Scots. His work draws on Gaelic traditions and is influenced by the American Black Mountain Poetic. MacNeacail's poetry has been widely published across the English-speaking world, and he has also achieved recognition for his screenwriting and songwriting. His writing is celebrated for its unique voice and international resonance.

    An Cuilithionn 1939
    Hallaig and Other Poems
    White Leaping Flame / Caoir Gheal Leumraich
    Louis XIV
    Hymn to a Young Demon
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      • 399 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      For more than ten years, typographer and illustrator Peter Campbell has been the resident art critic for the London Review of Books , as well as serving as its resident designer since it began in 1979. Not easily characterized in professional terms, Campbell's writingthoughtful, jargon-free, and notably inquisitive about techniqueis the product of an independent mind and eye. Peter Campbell's first collection of writings introduces a refreshing voice to the critical discussion of art. Reductionist evaluations are resisted in favor of a detailed consideration of the work. The setting of the exhibit is often part of his we always know that the show is at a particular place. At presents a generous selection of reviews covering a wide range of subjects from Giovanni Bellini and Titian to Lucian Freud and Louise Bourgeois. Critiques of blockbuster shows are included alongside those for exhibitions of lesser-known artists. Reviews of photography, fashion design, illustration, and architecture add further dimension to these collected writings. At includes a gallery of Campbell's cover designs for the London Review of Books as well as an afterword by Robin Kinross contextualizing Campbell's work and relates the interesting history of the London Review of Books .

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    • Features poems in Gaelic and the poet's own English versions. This work is divided in two parts - 'the gift of anger' and 'the other turning'. Its scope ranges from the western isles of Scotland to the battlefields of Europe and the collapse of the Iron Curtain. It shows how human struggles and achievements are repeated across time and place.

      Hymn to a Young Demon
    • Seminar Studies in History aims to bridge the gap between the standardized textbook and the specialist survey. Each book consists of a brief introduction or background to the subject, followed by a section of analysis focusing on the main themes and issues.

      Louis XIV
    • All the poetry of Sorley Maclean, the most significant 20th century Gaelic poet, is gathered together in one volume for the first time. Over 150 poems, some never published before, are given in Gaelic alongside their English translation. Introduced by a biographical essay on his life, influences and impact.

      White Leaping Flame / Caoir Gheal Leumraich
    • Sorley MacLean is undoubtedly the most influential and significant Gaelic poet of the 20th century, and this collection features over seventy of his poems.

      Hallaig and Other Poems
    • An Cuilithionn 1939

      • 325 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      This new edition of Sorley MacLean's major poem 'An Cuilithionn' ('The Cuillin'), in Gaelic with English translation, includes 400 lines never before published, plus an extended commentary. A further 45 poems from MacLean's papers appear in print for the first time, with facing English versions.

      An Cuilithionn 1939
    • California Banditos presents extraordinary, little-known tales of the infamous bandits and highwaymen who plied their trade in early California.

      Legends of the California Bandidos