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Alexander Reid (playwright)
Alexander Reid (1914–1982) was a Scottish playwright and poet, "one of the neglected dramatists of the Scottish Renaissance". His two best-known plays are ''The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou'', based on the legend of Thomas the Rhymer, and ''The Warld's Wander'', about Michael Scot, the famous magician. Life Alexander Reid was born on 19 August 1914 in Edinburgh, and educated at George Heriot's School. From 1929 to 1936 he worked as a journalist for the ''Edinburgh Evening News'', before writing on Scottish history and literature for the ''SMT Magazine''. A conscientious objector during World War II, he worked as a bookseller and accountant before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 1948. ''The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou'' was first performed at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in November 1950. He died in Edinburgh on 1 July 1982. Reid edited the Saltire Society's quarterly ''Saltire Review'' from 1954 until 1960.Reid, Alexander (ed.), ''Saltire Review'' 1, The Saltire Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
