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A drunk man looks at the thistle

MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-19781987
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The drunk man lies on a moonlit hillside looking at a thistle, jaggy and beautiful, which epitomises Scotland's divided self. The man reflects on the fate of the nation, the human condition in general and his own personal fears.
Main title:
A drunk man looks at the thistle / Hugh MacDiarmid ; an annotated edition edited by Kenneth Buthlay.
Edition:
Annotated edition.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Scottish Academic Press, 1987.
Collation:
liv, 203 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
The Scottish classics
ISBN:
978070730541707073042530707305411 (pbk)9780707304250
Dewey class:
821.912821.MACD821.912FKB821
Local class:
821.91821.912821821MCD
Language:
English
Index terms:
Poetry in English1900-1945TextsCRITICISM
BRN:
20582
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