Talk:Makar/Archive 1

This statement
This statement:

"The pinnacle in writing from this time was in fact Douglas's Eneados (1513), the first full and faithful translation of an important work of classical antiquity into any Anglic language."

could use a citation. It seems to contradict the fact that Boethius' "Consolation of Philosophy" was translated into Old English centuries earlier. Granted, Boethius dates from the late classical period, but he's generally considered to part of literary antiquity, and the work is considered an important one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.201.131 (talk) 14:06, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Makar/Maker Etymology
The history of the word 'makar' is interesting.

The word ‘maker’ with various spellings was an oft-used Middle English (and later) word meaning poet. The use of the archaic spelling ‘makar’ – in inverted commas - to refer exclusively to Scottish poets however seems to have been a 19th century novation – see OED. Cassandrathesceptic (talk) 13:17, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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Chaucer/Barbour
"the makars drew strongly on a native tradition predating Chaucer, exemplified by Barbour"

Since Chaucer (1340-1400) and Barbour (1320-1395) were contemporaries Barbour clearly did not predate Chaucer in any meaningful sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.12.217.179 (talk) 13:39, 28 October 2021 (UTC)