Typescript of Iain Moffatt-Pender's own corrected draft of his English translation of Kenneth Macleod's essay "Duatharachd na mara"
Scope and Contents
This is a typescript of Iain Moffatt-Pender's own corrected draft of his English translation of Kenneth Macleod's essay "Duatharachd na mara". The title page reads: ""Duatharachd na mara." (The Romance -- or the Mystery of the Sea) / by Kenneth Macleod "The Minister of the Songs" translated by Iain Macalastair Moffatt-Pender." [In red ink above title: NOT FOR PUBLICATION). No date, but 1927 or earlier.
Dates
- Creation: [1927 or earlier]
Creator
- Pender, Iain McAllister Moffatt-, 1896-1961 (Scottish writer and Gaelic revivalist) (Translator, Person)
- Macleod, Kenneth, 1871-1955 (Church of Scotland minister and folklorist) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Kenneth Macleod (1871-1955) was a key figure in the Gaelic revivalist movement. His essay on maritime motifs in Gaelic poetry and song, "Duatharachd na mara", was first published in the Celtic Review, 6 (19809-1910), 241-257. The first English translation of this essay was made by I. M. Moffatt-Pender, and was published in 1927 as Duatharachd na mara = (The mystery of the sea) (Stornoway : Printed at the Gazette Office).
Full Extent
1 typescript(s) : 22 leaves
Custodial History
Provenance information according to the bookseller: "acquired from Berkelouw Rare Books (New South Wales) in August 2020 as part of a group of papers which had once belonged to Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968). Mackellar was a wealthy and privileged writer of Scottish heritage who travelled widely, and it is conceivable that she actually acquired the typescript from Moffatt-Pender on a visit to the United Kingdom prior to 1927 (ie. before his translation was published) rather than after Moffatt-Pender’s arrival in Australia in 1932."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in May 2026. Accession no. SC-Acc-2026-0074.
Physical Description
Quarto (270 x 210 mm), typescript, still bound with the original loop of fine wire at top left corner, pp [1 title page], 21, [1 half sheet]; pagination and author's revisions and corrections in red ink; light horizontal fold, a few dog-eared corners, but clean and complete.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in June 2026, using information provided by the seller.
Source
- Mackellar, Dorothea, 1885-1968 (Australian poet) (Former owner, Person)
- Title
- Typescript of Iain Moffatt-Pender's own corrected draft of his English translation of Kenneth Macleod's essay "Duatharachd na mara", [1927 or earlier]
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- June 2026
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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