a scottish poet
41Chaucer's influence on fifteenth-century Scottish literature — began in the fifteenth century. The first phase of Scottish “Chaucerianism” began with King James I of Scotland. The second phase quickly followed with Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas. At this point, England has recognised… …
42Chaucer's Influence on Fifteenth Century Scottish Literature — began in the fifteenth century. The first phase of Scottish “Chaucerianism” began with King James I of Scotland. The second phase quickly followed with Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas. At this point, England has recognized… …
43Alexander Gray (poet) — Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE (6 January 1882 ndash; 17 February 1968) was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet. Life and workGray spent his childhood in Dundee, and was educated at the High School of …
44Thomas Craig (poet) — Sir Thomas Craig, Knt., (c. 1538 26 February, 1608) was a Scottish jurist and poet.BiographyIt is probable that he was the eldest son of William Craig of Craigfintray, or Craigston, in Aberdeenshire, but beyond the fact that he was in some way… …
45Tom Leonard (poet) — Tom Leonard (born 1944 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a poet who often writes in a Glaswegian dialect. His poem Unrelated Incidents is compulsory study for an AQA English Language GCSE qualification. Tom Leonard has been a vital part of the Scottish… …
46John Suckling (poet) — Sir John Suckling (February 10 1609 ndash; June 1 1642) was an English Cavalier poet whose best known poem may be Ballad Upon a Wedding . He is well known as a Carpe Diem or Cavalier poet, and also as the supposed inventor of the card game… …
47History of Scottish football — This article details the History of Scottish Football.Early history (pre 1867)Various games, known as football (or variants) were played in Scotland in the Middle Ages. However, despite bearing the same name, it should be noted that medieval… …
48Association for Scottish Literary Studies — The Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) is a Scottish educational charity[1], founded in 1970 to promote and support the teaching, study and writing of Scottish literature. Its founding members included the Scottish literary scholar… …
49List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin — This is a list of English words borrowed from Scottish Gaelic. Some of these are common in Scottish English and Scots but less so in other varieties of English.Word of Gaelic origin; Airt : Point of the compass, from àird (pronounced|aːrˠtʲ),… …
50literature, Scottish — For many, James Kelman’s Booker Prize victory in 1994 with How Late It Was, How Late and the popularity of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting (published in 1993 and becoming a household name with the 1996 release of a film version) announced the… …
