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The love songs of John Knox
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- Book Synopsis
- Witty, piercingly intelligent and darkly humorous, Findlay's take on the man who terrified Mary Queen of Scots gives an original perspective on contemporary issues, from the war in Iraq to Celtic FC. This collection consists of poems and musings on contemporary Scottish culture, literature and identity, thematically linked by the iconic figure of John Knox. Knox's voice has echoed down the centuries, lampooned by Burns, mimicked by Carlyle, given homage by MacDiarmid, secularised in the radical polemics of Jon Maclean and Willie Gallacher, and continues today with Alistair Findlay. In funny reveries and letters to historical figures, Knox takes on a new role and highlights not only the clash of past ideas with those of the present, but also the similarities between them.
- About The Author
- Alistair Findlay is the author of Shale Voices (Luath Press, 1999), a social history of the shale oil communities of West Lothian, and Sex, Death and Football (also Luath Press, 2003), which was his first collection of poetry. He has an MPhil in Modern Poetry in English from Stirling University. He works as a Social Work manager in Livingston for West Lothian Council, and resides in Bathgate.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781905222308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Luath Press, (01 November 2006)
- Number of Pages
- 93
- Weight
- 123 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 210 x 135 x 7 mm
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