| The Cambridge Companion to Scottish Literature Contributor(s): Carruthers, Gerard (Editor), McIlvanney, Liam (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0521762413 ISBN-13: 9780521762410 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $106.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.994 |
| LCCN: 2012003091 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.32 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scotland's rich literary tradition is a product of its unique culture and landscape, as well as of its long history of inclusion and resistance to the United Kingdom. Scottish literature includes masterpieces in three languages - English, Scots and Gaelic - and global perspectives from the diaspora of Scots all over the world. This Companion offers a unique introduction, guide and reference work for students and readers of Scottish literature from the pre-medieval period to the post-devolution present. Essays focus on key periods and movements (the Scottish Enlightenment, Scottish Romanticism, the Scottish Renaissance), genres (the historical novel, Scottish Gothic, 'Tartan Noir') and major authors (Burns, Scott, Stevenson, MacDiarmid and Spark). A chronology and guides to further reading in each chapter make this an ideal overview of a national literature that continues to develop its own distinctive style. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carruthers, Gerard: - Gerard Carruthers is Professor of Scottish Literature Since 1700 at the University of Glasgow.McIlvanney, Liam: - Liam McIlvanney is Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. |