George MacKay Brown
The Wound and the Gift
1st Edition
Published on 5. August 2014
448 pages
978-0-86153-727-3 (ISBN)
Description
George Mackay Brown is one of the 20th century's finest writers. This biography sweeps us along on an enriching literary and spiritual journey..Draws on unpublished letters, conversations with the enigmatic Bard's friends and well-known writers. Shortlisted for the Saltire Award Best Research Book of the Year.
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Content
- Intro
- George Mackay Brown
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- George Mackay Brown: Timeline
- Prologue
- CHAPTER 1 Sweet Georgie Broon
- CHAPTER 2 The View from the Magic Mountain
- CHAPTER 3 Scarecrow in the Community
- CHAPTER 4 Ministering Angels
- CHAPTER 5 'Men of Sorrows and Acquainted with Grieve'
- CHAPTER 6 The Odd Couple
- CHAPTER 7 A Knox-ruined Nation?
- CHAPTER 8 Home at Last
- CHAPTER 9 Poet of Silence
- CHAPTER 10 Tell Me the Old, Old Story
- CHAPTER 11 Making the Terrors Bearable
- CHAPTER 12 Orkney's Still Centre
- CHAPTER 13 Heidegger's Biro
- CHAPTER 14 Lost in the Barleycorn Labyrinth
- CHAPTER 15 The Trial of George Brown
- CHAPTER 16 Poetic Dwelling on the Earth as a Mortal
- CHAPTER 17 April is the Cruellest Month
- Epilogue
- Notes
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Preface
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Sweet Géorgie Broon
- Chapter 2: The View from the Magic Mountain
- Chapter 3: Scarecrow in the Community
- Chapter 4: Ministering Angels
- Chapter 5: 'Men of Sorrows and Acquainted with Grieve'
- Chapter 6: The Odd Couple
- Chapter 7: A Knox-ruined Nation?
- Chapter 8: Home at Last
- Chapter 9: Poet of Silence
- Chapter 10: Tell Me the Old, Old Story
- Chapter 11: Making the Terrors Bearable
- Chapter 12: Orkney's Still Centre
- Chapter 13: Heidegger's Biro
- Chapter 14: Lost in the Barleycorn Labyrinth
- Chapter 15: The Trial of George Brown
- Chapter 16: Poetic Dwelling on the Earth as a Mortal
- Chapter 17: April is the Cruellest Month
- Epilogue
