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George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community
Dr. Timothy C Baker
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Description for George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community
Hardback. In this book Timothy C. Baker situates George Mackay Brown's work within a broad literary and philosophical context to articulate how his novels engage with the question of community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
George Mackay Brown has long been recognised as one of the most original and important Scottish writers of the twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive account of Brown's work from a philosophical perspective and offers a radical new approach to the study of Scottish literature. The importance of local community in the work of Scottish novelists ranging from Walter Scott to Neil M. Gunn has often been noted, but few critics have addressed the relation of this concept to current philosophical and sociological models of community. Timothy C. Baker uses Brown's work as a primary case study to ... Read more
George Mackay Brown has long been recognised as one of the most original and important Scottish writers of the twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive account of Brown's work from a philosophical perspective and offers a radical new approach to the study of Scottish literature. The importance of local community in the work of Scottish novelists ranging from Walter Scott to Neil M. Gunn has often been noted, but few critics have addressed the relation of this concept to current philosophical and sociological models of community. Timothy C. Baker uses Brown's work as a primary case study to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748638123
SKU
V9780748638123
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About Dr. Timothy C Baker
Timothy C. Baker is a Lecturer in Scottish Literature at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely on contemporary Scottish and American writing
Reviews for George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community
Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue.
J. Linden Bicket Scottish Literary Review Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue.
J. Linden Bicket Scottish Literary Review Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue.