A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
Hugh MacDiarmid author Kenneth Buthlay editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Birlinn General
Published:22nd May '08
£12.99
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Kenneth Buthlay's edition of A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle is widely considered to be the best edition of all and provides extensive commentary and notes, taking the reader through MacDiarmid's complex and often opaque use of language. 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.
ISBN: 9781846970269
Dimensions: 215mm x 140mm x 20mm
Weight: 340g
208 pages