Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Table of Contents by Theme xviii
4. Introduction xxxi
5. John Barbour (1320?-1395) 1
6. King James I (1394-1437) 13
7. Giolla Criost Bruilingeach (c.i450) 20
8. Sir Richard Holland (14??-1482?) 24
9. Anonymous U480?) The Taill of Rauf Coilyear 28
10. Blind Harry (1450-1493) 35
11. Robert Henryson (i425?-i505?) 41
12. Aithbhreac Inghean Corcadail (c.1460) 74
13. William Dunbar (1460-1520?) 78
14. Anonymous (c. 1513) 102
15. Gavin Douglas (1475-1522) 108
16. The Asloan, Bannatyne and Maitland Collections 126
17. Sir David Lindsay (1490-1555) 146
18. Richard Maitland of Lethingtoun (1496-1586) 156
19. The Gude and Godlie Ballads 158
20. Mrs MacGregor of Glenstrae (c. 1570) 164
21. Alexander Scott U525?-i584?) 170
22. Alexander Montgomerie (1545J-1610?) 173
23. Hugh Barclay (i560?-i597) 180
24. Mark Alexander Boyd (1563-160D 181
25. The Ballad Tradition 182
26. Anonymous (c.1650?) 204
27. Robert Sempill of Beltrees (1590?-1660?) 208
28. Donnchadh MacRaoiridh/ Duncan MacRyrie (c. 1630) 212
29. Murchadh MacCoinnich/ Murdo MacKenzie (c. 1650) 216
30. Iain Lom/John MacDonald (1620T-1707?) 218
31. Mairi Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh/ Mary MacLeod (I6i5?-i706?) 230
32. Roderick Morison (1656?-I7i4?) 236
33. Sileas na Ceapaich/ Cicely MacDonald (1660?-1729?) 244
34. Allan Ramsay (1685-1758) 250
35. James Thomson (1700-1748) 257
36. Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair/ Alexander MacDonald (1695M770?) 262
37. Iain Mhic Fhearchair/ John MacCodrum (i693?-i779) 278
38. Rob Donn MacAoidh/ Robert Mackay (1714-1778) 292
39. Donnchadh Ban Mac an t-Saoir/ Duncan Ban Macintyre (1724-1812) 306
40. James Macpherson (1736-1796) 334
41. Robert Fergusson (1750-1774) 337
42. Uilleam Ros/William Ross (1762-1790) 352
43. Robert Bums (1759-1796) 366
44. Scots Songs in the 18th and 19th Centuries 409
45. James Hogg U770-1835) 422
46. Sir Walter Scott (i 771-1832) 436
47. Joanna Baillie (i 762-1851) 446
48. Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) 449
49. William Tennant ( i 784-1848) 452
50. Ann Campbell, Scalpay, Harris (c. 1773) 462
51. Iain MacGhillEathain/ John MacLean (1787-1848) 466
52. George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) 474
53. Uilleam MacDhunleibhe/ William Livingston U 808- i 870) 480
54. Mairi Nic a’ Phearsain/ Mary Macpherson (1821-1898) 484
55. Alexander Smith (1830-1867) 498
56. James Thomson (1834-1882) 502
57. Ellen Johnston (?1835-?1874) 508
58. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) 509
59. John Davidson (1857-1909) 513
60. Vernacular Scots Poetry 526
61. Edwin Muir (1887-1959) 555
62. Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978) 566
63. William Soutar (1898-1943) 582
64. George Bruce (1909- ) 585
65. Robert Garioch (i909-i98i) 588
66. Norman MacCaig (1910- ) 597
67. Somhairle MacGill'Eain/ Sorley MacLean (1911- ) 608
68. Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915-1975) 624
69. Deorsa Mac Iain Deorsa/ George Campbell Hay (1915-1984) 630
70. William Sydney Graham (1918-1986) 640
71. Hamish Henderson (1919- ) 646
72. Edwin Morgan (1920- ) 650
73. Ruaraidh MacThomais/ Derick Thomson (1921- ) 664
74. George Mackay Brown (1921- ) 674
75. Alastair Mackie (1925- ) 681
76. Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925- ) 685
77. Iain Crichton Smith/ Iain Mac a ’ Ghobhainn (1928- ) 690
78. Douglas Dunn (1942- ) 699
79. Tom Leonard (1944- ) 703
80. Liz Lochhead (1948- ) 706
81. Acknowledgements 712