Download or read book The Ancient and Renown d History of the Surprising Life and Adventures and Heroic Actions of Sir William Wallace A New Edition Etc Done Into Modern Scots Verse by William Hamilton With a Portrait written by and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wallace Book written by Edward J. Cowan and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his personality, ingenuity and ability, he initiated a resistance movement which ultimately secured the nation's freedom and independence. Yet, Wallace was reviled, opposed and eventually betrayed by the nobility in his own day to re-surface in the epic poetry of the fifteenth century as a champion and liberator. Eventually, his legend overtook the historical reality, a process which has continued for centuries as manifested in modern media and film. A team of leading historians and critics from both Scotland and England investigate what is known of the medieval warrior's career from contemporary sources, most of which, unusually for a national hero, were created by his enemies. His reputation, from the time of his horrendous execution to the present, is examined to ascertain what the figure of Wallace meant to different generations of Scots. Too dangerous perhaps for his own era, he became the supreme Scottish hero of all time; the archetypal Scot who would teach kings and nobles where their duty lay, and who would live free or freely die for the liberty of his nation.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry 1660 1800 written by Jack Lynch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, forty-four authorities from six countries survey the poetry of the age in all its richness and diversity—serious and satirical, public and private, by men and women, nobles and peasants, whether published in deluxe editions or sung on the streets. The contributors discuss poems in social contexts, poetic identities, poetic subjects, poetic form, poetic genres, poetic devices, and criticism. Even experts in eighteenth-century poetry will see familiar poems from new angles, and all readers will encounter poems they've never read before. The book is not a chronologically organized literary history, nor an encyclopaedia, nor a collection of thematically related essays; rather it is an attempt to provide a systematic overview of these poetic works, and to restore it to a position of centrality in modern criticism.
Download or read book Records written by Glasgow Bibliographical Society and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Records of the Glasgow Bibliographical Society written by Glasgow Bibliographical Society and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lore of Scotland written by Sophia Kingshill and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and most intriguing: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. Their range extends right across the country, from the Borders with their haunting ballads, via Glasgow, site of St Mungo's miracles, to the fateful battlefield of Culloden, and finally to the Shetlands, home of the seal-people. More than simply retelling these stories, The Lore of Scotland explores their origins, showing how and when they arose and investigating what basis - if any - they have in historical fact. In the process, it uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth, probes the claim that Mary King's Close is the most haunted street in Edinburgh, and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. Moreover, it reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate, and, from across the country, it gathers together legends of such renowned figures as Sir William Wallace, St Columba, and the great warrior Fingal. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.
Download or read book Bannockburns written by Robert Crawford and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet and critic Robert Crawford explores in eloquent detail the literary-cultural background to Scottish nationalism in the lead-up to the referendum on independence for Scotland from the United Kingdom in September 2014. He begins with the totemic Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, in which the Scots routed the English and preserved their independence until the two nations' parliaments united in 1707. Paying particular attention to Robert Burns and continuing up to the present day, he examines how writers have set out in poetry, fiction, plays and on film the ideal of Scottish independence. Publication coincides with the 700-year anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Scottish Episcopal Church Library written by Episcopal Church in Scotland. Library and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The History of the Life and Adventures and Heroic Actions of the Renowned Sir William Wallace written by Henry (the Minstrel) and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Life and Adventures and Heroic Actions of the Renowned Sir William Wallace By Or Rather Edited by William Hamilton To which is Annexed The Life and Martial Achievments of that Valiant Hero Robert Bruce By John Harvey written by and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Life and Adventures and Heroic Actions of the Renowned Sir William Wallace To which is Annexed The Life and Martial Achievements of that Valiant Hero Robert Bruce King of Scotland A Poem written by Blind Hary and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Life and Adventures and Heroic Actions of the Renowned Sir William Wallace Written in Latin by Mr John Blair and Turned Into Scots Metre by One Called Blind Harry Wherein the Old Obscure Words are Rendered More Intelligible By William Hamilton To which is Annexed The Life and Martial Achievements of Robert Bruce By John Harvey written by and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975 written by British Library (London) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Life and Adventures and Heroic Actions of the Renowned Sir William Wallace written by Blind Hary and published by . This book was released on 1799 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
