Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature – serie
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Edinburgh Companion to Robert Louis Stevenson
Häftad, 2010
594 kr
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This wide-ranging collection is the first to set Robert Louis Stevenson in detailed social, political and literary contexts. The book takes account of both Stevenson's extraordinary thematic and generic diversity and his geographical range. The chapters explore his relation to late …
Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry
Av Matt McGuire, Colin Nicholson
Häftad, 2009
465 kr
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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 …
Edinburgh Companion to Robert Burns
Häftad, 2009
388 kr
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The Edinburgh Companion to Robert Burns provides both a comprehensive introduction to and the most contemporary critical contexts for the study of Robert Burns. Detailed commentary on the artistry of Burns is complemented by material on the cultural reception and afterlife of this most iconic of …
Edinburgh Companion to Muriel Spark
Av Michael Gardiner, Willy Maley
Häftad, 2010
388 kr
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This Companion brings together an international 'Brodie set' of critics to trace the history, impact, reception and major themes of Spark's work, from her early poetry to her last novel. It encompasses the range of Spark's output, pursuing contextual lines of approach including biography, …
Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism
Häftad, 2011
430 kr
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Bringing together an international group of experts, this companion explores a distinctly Scottish Romanticism. Discussing the most influential texts and authors in depth, the original essays shed new critical light on texts from Macpherson's Ossian poetry to Hogg's Confessions of a Justified …
Edinburgh Companion to Irvine Welsh
Inbunden, 2010
1455 kr
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The subcultural enfant terrible of devolutionary protest and rebellion, Irvine Welsh is now widely acknowledged as the founding father of a whole new tradition in post-devolution Scottish writing. The unprecedented worldwide success of Trainspotting, magnified by Danny Boyle's iconic film …
Edinburgh Companion to James Kelman
Av Scott Hames
Häftad, 2010
695 kr
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James Kelman is one of the most important Scottish writers now living. His fiction is widely acclaimed, and widely caricatured. His art declares war on stereotypes, but is saddled with plenty of its own.This book attempts to disentangle Kelman's writing from his reputation, clarifying his literary …
Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama
Av Ian Brown
Häftad, 2011
762 kr
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Combines historical rigour with an analysis of dramatic contexts, themes and formsThe 17 contributors explore the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre, with particular attention to the last 100 years.The first …
Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama
Av Ian Brown
Inbunden, 2011
1378 kr
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Combines historical rigour with an analysis of dramatic contexts, themes and formsThe 17 contributors explore the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre, with particular attention to the last 100 years.The first …
Edinburgh Companion to James Hogg
Av Ian Duncan, Douglas S. Mack
Häftad, 2012
388 kr
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James Hogg (1770-1835) is increasingly recognised as a major Scottish author and one of the most original figures in European Romanticism. 16 essays written by international experts on Hogg draw on recent breakthroughs in research to illuminate the contexts and debates that helped to shape his …
Edinburgh Companion to Sir Walter Scott
Häftad, 2012
373 kr
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The most concentrated and wide-ranging study of Walter Scott's work available. This Companion is the first collection of its kind devoted to Scott's work. It draws on the innovative research which has revitalised the study of Scott's exceptionally diverse writing in recent years. In these 12 …
Edinburgh Companion to Hugh MacDiarmid
Av Scott Lyall, Margery Palmer McCulloch
Häftad, 2011
419 kr
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Hugh MacDiarmid is widely considered the most significant Scottish poet since Robert Burns and the major literary force in twentieth-century Scottish culture. His poetry is both compelling in its intellectual challenge and captivating in its lyrical beauty. This book explores the principal thematic …
Edinburgh Companion to Hugh MacDiarmid
Av Scott Lyall, Margery Palmer McCulloch
Inbunden, 2011
1378 kr
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Hugh MacDiarmid is widely considered the most significant Scottish poet since Robert Burns and the major literary force in twentieth-century Scottish culture. His poetry is both compelling in its intellectual challenge and captivating in its lyrical beauty. This book explores the principal thematic …
Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Women's Writing
Häftad, 2012
526 kr
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Explores women’s writing in Scotland across a range of periods and genresFrom early modern to contemporary writing, these 15 essays examine women’s engagement with different areas of literary production and discuss the implications of their literary output for our wider understanding of Scottish …
Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Traditional Literatures
Av Sarah M Dunnigan, Suzanne Gilbert
Häftad, 2013
778 kr
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This collection of essays explores the historical importance and imaginative richness of Scotland’s extensive contribution to modes of traditional culture and expression: ballads, tales and storytelling, and song. Its underlying aim is to bring about a more dynamic and inclusive understanding of …
Edinburgh Companion to Muriel Spark
Av Michael Gardiner, Willy Maley
Inbunden, 2010
1259 kr
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This Companion brings together an international 'Brodie set' of critics to trace the history, impact, reception and major themes of Spark's work, from her early poetry to her last novel. It encompasses the range of Spark's output, pursuing contextual lines of approach including biography, …
Edinburgh Companion to James Kelman
Av Scott Hames
Inbunden, 2010
1234 kr
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James Kelman is one of the most important Scottish writers now living. His fiction is widely acclaimed, and widely caricatured. His art declares war on stereotypes, but is saddled with plenty of its own.This book attempts to disentangle Kelman's writing from his reputation, clarifying his literary …
