Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes works in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin, Norn or other languages written within the modern boundaries of Scotland.
Three great men of Scottish literature: busts of Burns, Scott and Stevenson
A page from the Book of Aneirin, containing part of the Gododdin, c. sixth century
Book of Deer, folio 5r, containing the text of the Gospel of Matthew from 1:18 through 1:21
James I, who spent much of his life imprisoned in England, where he gained a reputation as a musician and poet
John Barbour was a Scottish poet and the first major named literary figure to write in Scots. His principal surviving work is the historical verse romance, The Brus, and his reputation from this poem is such that other long works in Scots which survive from the period are sometimes thought to be by him. He is known to have written a number of other works, but other titles definitely ascribed to his authorship, such as The Stewartis Oryginalle and The Brut (Brutus), are now lost.
John Barbour (poet)
St Machar's Cathedral, where Barbour was archdeacon.
Robert II of Scotland, Barbour's royal patron.
An 18thC edition of The Brus in the National Museum of Scotland
