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Edinburgh Companion To 20c Scottish Lit
. Ed(S): Brown, Ian; Riach, Alan
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paperback. This volume considers the major themes, texts and authors of Scottish literature of the twentieth and, so far, twenty-first century. Moving beyond traditional classifications, it draws on the most recent critical approaches to open up new perspectives on Scottish literature since 1900. Editor(s): Brown, Ian; Riach, Alan. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. 272 pages. Editor(s): Brown, Ian; Riach, Alan. This volume considers the major themes, texts and authors of Scottish literature of the twentieth and, so far, twenty-first century. Moving beyond traditional classifications, it draws on the most recent critical approaches to open up new perspectives on Scottish literature since 1900. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight: 406.
This volume considers the major themes, texts and authors of Scottish literature of the twentieth and, so far, twenty-first century. It identifies the contexts and impulses that led Scottish writers to adopt their creative literary strategies. Moving beyond traditional classifications, it draws on the most recent critical approaches to open up new perspectives on Scottish literature since 1900. The volume's innovative thematic structure ensures that the most important texts or authors are seen from different perspectives whether in the context of empire, renaissance, war and post-war, literary genre, generation, and resistance. In order to provide thorough coverage, these thematic chapters ... Read more
This volume considers the major themes, texts and authors of Scottish literature of the twentieth and, so far, twenty-first century. It identifies the contexts and impulses that led Scottish writers to adopt their creative literary strategies. Moving beyond traditional classifications, it draws on the most recent critical approaches to open up new perspectives on Scottish literature since 1900. The volume's innovative thematic structure ensures that the most important texts or authors are seen from different perspectives whether in the context of empire, renaissance, war and post-war, literary genre, generation, and resistance. In order to provide thorough coverage, these thematic chapters ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748636945
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V9780748636945
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About . Ed(S): Brown, Ian; Riach, Alan
Ian Brown is Professor in Drama at Kingston University. He is General Editor of The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature (EUP: 2007) and Series Editor of The Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature, co-editing the volume on the twentieth century (2009) and on drama (due out in 2011). Alan Riach holds the Chair of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University. ... Read more
Reviews for Edinburgh Companion To 20c Scottish Lit
This welcome volume is one of the new Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature series. Written by experts in the field including Professors John Corbett, Douglas Gifford [and] Alan Riach ... This volume adds great value to the existing more general material.
Penny Dade Reference Reviews Brown and Riach... respond to T.S. Elliot's alleged 1919 quip
"Was there a Scottish Literature?"
overwhelmingly ... Read more
Penny Dade Reference Reviews Brown and Riach... respond to T.S. Elliot's alleged 1919 quip
"Was there a Scottish Literature?"
overwhelmingly ... Read more