Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems

Matthew Fitt

ISBN 10: 1842820281 / ISBN 13: 9781842820285

Editore: Luath Press Ltd, 2003

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR007424221

Riassunto:

After a wild night-oot up at Kirk Alloway, Tam o Shanter has got some explaining to do. How does Kate take the news o his hell-raising ceilidh wi the witches? Why is the family cuddie wrapped aroond a lamp post? Does Tam get his tea or has he had his chips? Read and recited at Burns Suppers all over the world, Kate o Shanter's Tale is a classic of modern Scots poetry. Complemented by more rants and whigmaleeries by Scots writer Matthew Fitt, this vibrant first collection engages as much as it entertains.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Matthew Fitt has lived all over the world: Prague, New York and Sydney but now lives in Lanarkshire. He is a writer and teacher who goes to schools encouraging pupils and teachers to feel more confident in their use of the Scots language. His passion for the Scots language led him, in 2001, to co-found, with James Robertson and Black & White Publishing, the imprint Itchy-Coo; which is a press for children's books in Scots. The company describes itself as offering 'braw books for bairns o aw ages'. Fitt fills the role of Education Officer at Itchy-Coo as well as continuing to write. He has been a writer in residence at Greater Pollok and a Brownsbank Fellow (Brownsbank Cottage being the former home of poet Hugh MacDiarmid). He has visited Holland and the Czech Republic through the British Council in a bid to introduce Scots language and culture to young people; a help in times of Europe-wide migration. Fitt has published many works, but is best known for But N Ben A-Go-Go, a cyberpunk novel set in a futuristic Scotland; Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems and the latest Itchy-Coo publication aimed at babies and toddlers, Katie's Moose. He also translates books into Scots, including a retelling of Hercules and a translation of Roald Dahl's The Twits, The Eejits.

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Titolo: Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems
Casa editrice: Luath Press Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good