A drunk man looks at the thistle: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
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A drunk man looks at the thistle is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for MacDiarmid, Hugh (1892–1978).
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"A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle" by Hugh MacDiarmid is a long poem written in Scots and published in 1926. This modernist work presents a monologue that swings between comic and serious modes, examining cultural, political, existential, and metaphysical themes through the narrator's contemplation of Scotland's condition. The 2685-line poem draws on stream of consciousness techniques, incorporates responses to European writers like Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, and showcases MacDiarmid's distinctive literary Scots—a language drawing from various Scottish dialects to create universal literary expression.
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- Title: A drunk man looks at the thistle
- Author credits: MacDiarmid, Hugh (1892–1978)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Dialect poetry, Scottish
- Scotland -- Poetry
- Scottish poetry
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- Category: Poetry
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