Sarah Neely

This book aims to address the lack of sustained attention given to Margaret Tait s large body of work, offering a contextualisation of Tait s films within a general consideration of Scottish cinema and artists moving image. The book s grounding in detailed archival research offers new insights into Scotland (and Britain) in the Twentieth century."

Portraits, Poetry, Sound and Place

Between Categories - the Films of Margaret Tait

Ali Smith

Margaret Tait

Drawing upon a pioneering filmmaker’s poetry collections, short stories, magazine articles, and unpublished notebooks, this collection contains the full range of Margaret Tait’s writing. As it discusses Tait as filmmaker and writer in the context of mid-20th-century Scottish culture, this account offers valuable insights into her writing processes and how these might have translated into her film work. With poetry that is generous and independent in its vision of the world, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the crossovers between literature and film.

Sarah Neely

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