“The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973)
Douglas Young was one of the key figures of the “second wave” of Hugh MacDiarmid’s “Scottish Literary Renaissance”, yet he is one of the most overlooked. Now, work is under way to collect Young’s poems and translations into a definitive edition. The themes of Scottish independence and self-governmen...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:etudesecossaises_963 https://doi.org/10.4000/etudesecossaises.963 urn:doi:10.4000/etudesecossaises.963 en https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises/963 2015-03-31T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/g5u2 All rights reserved “The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) Études écossaises UGA Éditions - Université Grenoble Alpes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1969-6337 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1240-1439 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises McCaffery, Richie Écosse indépendance poésie Douglas Young Seconde Guerre mondiale autonomie gouvernementale politique Renaissance littéraire écossaise Scotland Douglas Young World War Two Independence Self-government Politics Poetry Scottish Literary Renaissance Douglas Young was one of the key figures of the “second wave” of Hugh MacDiarmid’s “Scottish Literary Renaissance”, yet he is one of the most overlooked. Now, work is under way to collect Young’s poems and translations into a definitive edition. The themes of Scottish independence and self-government were pursued throughout Young’s life and work. During World War Two, he turned his refusal of military and industrial conscription into a platform for expressing nationalist arguments in favor of an independent Scotland.This paper looks at Young’s vision of a post-war independent Scotland as articulated in his poetry, and with reference to his letters and pamphlets of the era. The aim of looking at these poems is to explore Young’s relationship with the “adjacent kingdom of England” as an entity of malevolent otherness used to further his nationalist commitment for independence. Young’s vision was not without its problems, and this article looks at what Gavin Bowd has called Scottish nationalism’s willingness to “downplay the threat of fascism” in confronting the “auld enemy” of England. Douglas Young fut l’une des figures les plus marquantes de la « deuxième vague » de la « Scottish Literary Renaissance » dominée par Hugh MacDiarmid, et pourtant, il en est aujourd’hui l’une des plus négligées. Son œuvre — en passe d’être publiée dans une édition définitive de ses poèmes et traductions — aborde les thèmes de l’indépendance et de l’autonomie gouvernementales que Young a toujours placées au cœur de sa vie et de son œuvre. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, son rejet des conscriptions militaire et industrielle a cédé le pas à des arguments nationalistes et à une prise de position en faveur d’une Écosse indépendante.Cet article, qui prend appui sur la poésie de l’auteur, mais aussi sur ses lettres et pamphlets de l’époque, traite de l’idée que Young se faisait d’une Écosse indépendante d’après-guerre. Il s’agira d’étudier la relation que Young entretenait avec le « royaume voisin d’Angleterre », cette altérité malveillante qui alimentait son engagement nationaliste et sa volonté d’indépendance. L’idée d’une telle Écosse étant problématique, il conviendra de s’intéresser à cette tendance propre au nationalisme écossais de « minimiser la menace fasciste » (Gavin Bowd) en se confrontant à son plus vieil ennemi (« auld enemy »). |
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Écosse indépendance poésie Douglas Young Seconde Guerre mondiale autonomie gouvernementale politique Renaissance littéraire écossaise Scotland Douglas Young World War Two Independence Self-government Politics Poetry Scottish Literary Renaissance |
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Écosse indépendance poésie Douglas Young Seconde Guerre mondiale autonomie gouvernementale politique Renaissance littéraire écossaise Scotland Douglas Young World War Two Independence Self-government Politics Poetry Scottish Literary Renaissance McCaffery, Richie “The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) |
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Douglas Young was one of the key figures of the “second wave” of Hugh MacDiarmid’s “Scottish Literary Renaissance”, yet he is one of the most overlooked. Now, work is under way to collect Young’s poems and translations into a definitive edition. The themes of Scottish independence and self-government were pursued throughout Young’s life and work. During World War Two, he turned his refusal of military and industrial conscription into a platform for expressing nationalist arguments in favor of an independent Scotland.This paper looks at Young’s vision of a post-war independent Scotland as articulated in his poetry, and with reference to his letters and pamphlets of the era. The aim of looking at these poems is to explore Young’s relationship with the “adjacent kingdom of England” as an entity of malevolent otherness used to further his nationalist commitment for independence. Young’s vision was not without its problems, and this article looks at what Gavin Bowd has called Scottish nationalism’s willingness to “downplay the threat of fascism” in confronting the “auld enemy” of England. |
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McCaffery, Richie |
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McCaffery, Richie |
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McCaffery, Richie |
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“The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) |
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“The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) |
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“The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) |
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“The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) |
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“The Adjacent Kingdom of England”: England, Scotland, and World War Two in the Poetry of Douglas Young (1913–1973) |
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“the adjacent kingdom of england”: england, scotland, and world war two in the poetry of douglas young (1913–1973) |
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