Prose Writings

1945
MacLean, S.  ‘Bliain Shearlais – 1745’, Comar (Nollaig 1945).

1947
MacLean, S.  ‘Aspects of Gaelic Poetry’ in Scottish Art and Letters,No. 3 (1947), 37.

1953
MacLean, S.  ‘Am misgear agus an cluaran: A Drunk Man looks at the Thistle, by Hugh MacDiarmid’ in Gairm 6 (Winter 1953), 148.

1954
MacLean, S.  ‘Fasgnadh, by James Thomson’ [review by Sorley MacLean] in Lines Review 5 (June 1954), 30.

1970
MacLean, S.  Memoirs of a Modern Scotland, ed. Karl Miller. London: Faber, 1970.

MacLean, S. ‘Poetry, passion and political consciousness’ [discussion, which also includes Iain Crichton Smith, John MacInnes, Hamish Henderson and Donald MacAulay] in Scottish International 10 (1970), 10.

MacLean, S.  ‘Problems of Gaelic Education’, Catalyst for the Scottish Viewpoint, Vol.3 No.1 (Winter 1970), 9-10.

1973
MacLean, S.  Homage to John MacLean, ed. T. S. Law and Thurso Berwick.  Larkhall: John MacLean Society, 1973.

1975
MacLean, S. et al.  For Sydney Goodsir Smith.  Loanhead: M. Macdonald, 1975.

1976
MacLean, S.  Out of my System: Poems 1960-75 [preface by Sorley MacLean], by Derek Bowman. Penicuik: Tamarind, 1976.

MacLean, S.  ‘Some Raasay Traditions’, Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, XLIX (1974-76), 377-97.

MacLean, S.  ‘Sorley MacLean’ [Poetry and the Muse issue], Chapman 16, vol. iv, no. 3 (summer 1976), 25-32.

MacLean, S.  Stretto, by Ron Butlin [introduction by Sorley MacLean]. Edinburgh: Outlet Design Service, 1976.

1977
MacLean, S.   Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica by Hamish Henderson [introduction by Sorley MacLean].   Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Students’ Publications Board, 1977.

1980
MacLean, S.  The Age of MacDiarmid: Essays on Hugh MacDiarmid and his Influence on Contemporary Scotland [contribution by Sorley MacLean], ed. P.H. Scott and A.C. Davies. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1980.

1981
MacLean, S.  ‘Some Gaelic and non-Gaelic Influences on Myself’ in The Celtic Consciousness, ed. Robert O’ Driscoll.  Portlaoise: Dolmen Press; and Edinburgh: Canongate. 1981.

1984
MacLean, S.  ‘George Campbell Hay’ [obituary]. The Scotsman, 30 March 1984. 

1985
MacLean, S.  Ris a’ Bhruthaich: [omitThe]  Criticism and Prose Writings of Somhairle Mac Gill-eain, [with introduction by Sorley MacLean], ed. William Gillies.  Stornoway: Acair, 1985.

MacLean, S.  ‘Sorley MacLean has kindly added this brief but evocative sketch in prose of his younger brother for this issue’ [one of a number of articles on Calum MacLean 1915-1960], Tocher 39 (1985), 88.

1986
MacLean, S. A Garioch Miscellany [contribution by Sorley MacLean], edited by Robin Fulton. Edinburgh: Macdonald, 1986.

1987
MacLean, S.  ‘Sorley MacLean on Hugh MacDiarmid’ in Margin 3, ed. Walter Perrie, Robin Magowan, Richard Burns. London: Common Margins, 1987.

MacLean, S.  ‘Heroism and Treachery’ [Review of Voices from The Spanish Civil War: Personal Recollections of Scottish Volunteers in Republican Spain 1936-39, ed. Ian MacDougall], Cencrastus 26 (Summer 1987), 10-11.

1990
MacLean, S.   ‘Alumnus of the Year’. [one article by and one about Sorley MacLean] Alumni Bulletin. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University, 1990.

MacLean, S.  Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica [introduction by Sorley MacLean] by Hamish Henderson.  Edinburgh: Polygon, 1990.

MacLean, S.  Norman MacCaig: Critical Essays, ed. Joy Hendry and Raymond J. Ross. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1990.

MacLean, S.  ‘Poet Salutes Lost Youth of the Shinty Field’ [includes poem, 'An t-Earrach 1937' by Sorley MacLean, with English translation ‘Spring 1937’], Glasgow Herald, 2 June 1990.

1992
MacLean, S.  ‘At Langholm, September 13, 1992’ [Sorley MacLean and others remember Hugh MacDiarmid on the centenary of his birth], Chapman 69-70 (Summer/Autumn 1992), 181-190.

MacLean, S.  ‘Symbols of Survival: the Art of Will Maclean’ [foreword by Sorley MacLean] by Duncan Macmillan.  Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992.

1994
MacLean, S.  Rè na h-oidhche [introduction to poems by Catriona Montgomery].  Edinburgh: Canongate, 1994.

1999
MacLean, S.  Celtic Connections: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Celtic Studies Vol. 1, ed. Ronald Black, William Gillies, Roibeard O’ Maolalaigh.  East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1999.

2001
MacLean, S.  Duanagan, dàin is dualchas à Eilean Ratharsair, Fladaidh is Eilean Tighe. Raasay: Urras Dualchas Rathasair, 2001.