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The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry
Colin (E) Nicholson
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Description for The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry
Paperback. This is the first book to take political devolution as an organising context for the presentation and discussion of main currents in contemporary Scottish poetry. Editor(s): Nicholson, Colin; McGuire, Matt. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
This is the first book to take political devolution as an organising context for the presentation and discussion of main currents in contemporary Scottish poetry. The book combines thematic chapters with in-depth analysis of key poets writing in English, in Gaelic and in Scots, to address the central issues raised in work that is responding to changes in the socio-economic and political environment over recent decades: the influence of tradition (both national and international); the question of language; the rise of women's writing; the relationship between poetry and politics; and the importance of place to the Scottish imagination. The chapters ... Read more
This is the first book to take political devolution as an organising context for the presentation and discussion of main currents in contemporary Scottish poetry. The book combines thematic chapters with in-depth analysis of key poets writing in English, in Gaelic and in Scots, to address the central issues raised in work that is responding to changes in the socio-economic and political environment over recent decades: the influence of tradition (both national and international); the question of language; the rise of women's writing; the relationship between poetry and politics; and the importance of place to the Scottish imagination. The chapters ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748636266
SKU
V9780748636266
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About Colin (E) Nicholson
Matt McGuire is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He has published widely on both Scottish and Irish Literature and he is the author of The Essential Guide to Contemporary Scottish Literature (2008). His work has appeared in the Edinburgh Review, Scottish Studies Review and The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature (2007). Colin Nicholson is Professor of ... Read more
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