Episode Synopsis "The poetry of Sorley MacLean"

Sorley Maclean (1911-1996) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. This unit will introduce you to his poetry and give you an insight into the cultural, historical and political contexts that inform his work. MacLean wrote in Gaelic and the importance of the language to his work is also examined. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published in ePub 2.0.1 format, some feature such as audio, video and linked PDF are not supported by all ePub readers.

Listen "The poetry of Sorley MacLean"

More episodes of the podcast The poetry of Sorley MacLean - for iBooks

• The poetry of Sorley MacLean