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In 1927, Hugh MacDiarmid, with Professor Herbert Grierson of the University of Edinburgh and the novelist Neil Gunn, proposed setting up a Scottish PEN Centre. Other founder members were Compton Mackenzie, Helen Cruickshank, Edwin and Willa Muir and Robert Cunninghame Graham. In the 1920s, MacDiarmid played a leading role in a resurgence of Scottish writing and a growing national consciousness. In 1926, he published A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, in which he reflected uncompromisingly on the state of Scotland. 

Centre écossais

In 1927, Hugh MacDiarmid, with Professor Herbert Grierson of the University of Edinburgh and the novelist Neil Gunn, proposed setting up a Scottish PEN Centre. Other founder members were Compton Mackenzie, Helen Cruickshank, Edwin and Willa Muir and Robert Cunninghame Graham. In the 1920s, MacDiarmid played a leading role in a resurgence of Scottish writing and a growing national consciousness. In 1926, he published A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, in which he reflected uncompromisingly on the state of Scotland.

Historia del Centro Escoces

En 1927, Hugh MacDiarmid, junto con el Profesor Herbert Grierson de la Universidad de Edimburgo y el novelista Neil Gunn, propuso la creación de un Centro PEN Escocés. Otros miembros fundadores fueron Compton Mackenzie, Helen Cruickshank, Edwin y Willa Muir y Robert Cunninghame Graham. En la década de 1920, MacDiarmid desempeñó un papel fundamental en el resurgimiento de la escritura escocesa y en la creciente conciencia nacional. En 1926, publicó A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, donde reflexionaba sin concesiones sobre el estado de Escocia.

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