The Literature of the Scottish Gael

Donald MACLEAN

Published by Edinburgh and London: William Hodge and Company, 1912

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Spine slightly faded, fCovers very slightly faded, free endpapers a little embrowned, but a nice copy. "In this literature can be found what Matthew Arnold called 'the lineaments of the Celtic genius.' It is the key to the heart of the Highlander, to the mysticism of his life, to his devoutness and religious conservatism, and to those peculiar features of his character which form a phenomenon almost unintelligible to the foreigner. The grand songs of the people's poets, whether secular or sacred, have percolated through all countries where the wandering children of the Gael have pitched their tents. In village and in clachan, on the seaboards at home and the outer extremities of this mighty Empire, in the prairies of America, these songs have cheered the heart of many a pilgrim . . ." Donald Maclean (1869-1943), from Lochcarron, was Professor of Church History at the Free Church College in Edinburgh, 1920-43. Seller Inventory # S100269

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Literature of the Scottish Gael

Publisher: Edinburgh and London: William Hodge and Company

Publication Date: 1912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition