The poetry of Sorley MacLean

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The poetry of Sorley MacLean provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 10 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. This free course, The poetry of Sorley MacLean, will introduce you to his poetry and give you ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Sorley MacLean
    • 1 Sorley MacLean
    • 1.1 British poetry and language
    • 1.2 Grasping Gaelic
    • 1.3 MacLean's Celtic roots
    • 2 Sorley MacLean recorded
    • 2 Sorley MacLean recorded
    • 2.1 Before the recording
    • 2.1.1 Aims
    • 2.1.2 The poems
    • 2.2 Background and recordings
    • 2.2.1 The recordings
    • 2.3 After the recording
    • 2.3.1 Politics
    • 2.3.2 Love
    • 2.3.3 Landscape
    • 2.3.4 War
    • 2.3.5 History
    • 2.3.6 Credits
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements