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George Douglas Brown's House with the Green Shutters
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Häftad, 2002
118 kr
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The House with the Green Shutters is a dark, provocative novel, shining a harsh and unforgiving light into the inner recesses of small-town Scotland at the turn of the last century. Written as a response to social change, and as an antidote to the sentimentality of the 'Kailyard' school, the author …
James Hogg's Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
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Häftad, 1999
118 kr
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James Hogg's most famous novel is an unforgettable tale of mystery, murder, religious fanaticism, folklore, horror, and fantasy. Strikingly modern in style and tone, the intricate structure and eerie atmosphere of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner makes it a favourite text …
Poetry of Norman MacCaig
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2003
120 kr
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Norman MacCaig's poetry is clear and lucid and filled with the shifting light of Edinburgh and Assynt. MacCaig stands in the first rank of twentieth-century poets: Seamus Heaney said of him, "He means poetry to me". Roderick Watson's SCOTNOTE study guide will enhance any student's enjoyment of …
George Mackay Brown's Greenvoe
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Häftad, 1998
118 kr
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George Mackay Brown's sparkling, fable-like novel Greenvoe depicts the sudden, destructive intrusion of brute modernity into a tight-knit and unchanging community, as witnessed by an eclectic host of local characters. Alan MacGillivray's SCOTNOTE study guide carefully traces Greenvoe's narrative …
Muriel Spark's Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Häftad, 1999
120 kr
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Muriel Spark's arch, subversive novel entertains us with its amusing, nostalgic evocation of the 1930s schooldays of a group of middle-class Edinburgh girls - then forces us to face up to the easy surface charms, and darker undercurrents, of Miss Jean Brodie's perfect self-assurance. David Robb's …
Poetry of Iain Crichton Smith
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 1999
118 kr
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Iain Crichton Smith was one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, writing in English and Gaelic. His poetry often concerns itself with unsentimental views of life in the Western Highlands and Islands, and his dislike of, and opposition to, dogmatic authority. John Blackburn's SCOTNOTE study …
Robin Jenkins's The Cone-Gatherers
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Häftad, 2000
120 kr
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Robin Jenkins's greatest novel is a powerful examination of good and evil, set against the backdrop of a Scottish estate during World War II. With its themes of class-conflict, war, evil and envy, this is a towering work of fiction that remains as relevant today as when it was first published. …
Poetry of William Dunbar
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Av R.D.S. Jack
Häftad, 1998
118 kr
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Along with his contemporary Robert Henryson, William Dunbar is the foremost figure of Scottish medieval literature. Writing as a court poet during the reign of James IV, Dunbar was at the intellectual heart of Scotland's Renaissance. His poetry is among the greatest in the Scots language: …
William McIlvanney's Laidlaw
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Av Beth Dickson
Häftad, 1998
120 kr
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William McIlvanney's fiction is drawn from the lives and circumstances of the people of the West of Scotland, and is characterised by detailed observation, an accurate ear for language, wit and thoughtful reflection on living and working conditions. Laidlaw is a crime novel: its eponymous detective …
Poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid
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Av Alan Riach
Häftad, 1999
118 kr
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Hugh MacDiarmid (born Christopher Murray Grieve) is a huge, and still controversial, figure in modern Scottish literature. Called variously "the most important figure in Scottish life in the twentieth century" and "a symbol of all that's perfectly hideous in Scotland", his poetry is of historic, …
Three Novels of Iain Banks: Whit, The Crow Road and The Wasp Factory
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2001
120 kr
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Iain Banks is one of the most inventive writers in the UK today, producing an extraordinary range of work, from family sagas set in present-day Scotland to science fiction spanning vast gulfs of space and time. He enjoys breaking the arbitrary boundaries of genre, and often creates narratives …
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Master of Ballantrae and The Ebb-tide
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Häftad, 2004
120 kr
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Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most important and influential writers of the modern era, admired and emulated by authors across the world from the 19th century to the present day. He also wrote some of the most original stories, creating iconic characters who have moved beyond the page to …
Scottish Ballads
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2006
118 kr
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The ballad is rooted deeply in Scottish popular culture; dramatic in nature, they often centre on moments of intense conflict and are marked by violence, ranging over themes such as vengeance, murder, supernatural encounters, and treachery in love. Sarah Dunnigan's SCOTNOTE study guide discusses a …
Matthew Fitt's But 'n' Ben A-Go-Go
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Häftad, 2008
116 kr
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Matthew Fitt's extraordinary science-fiction novel But n Ben A-Go-Go is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller. Like many SF novels it is a conscious comment on contemporary life; with its groundbreaking use of the Scots language, it challenges orthodoxies and raises questions about how we communicate, …
Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, Catriona and Treasure Island
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2006
118 kr
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Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most important and influential writers of the modern era, admired and emulated by authors across the world from the 19th century to the present day. He also wrote some of the most original stories, creating iconic characters who have moved beyond the page to …
Neil Munro's John Splendid and the New Road
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Häftad, 2007
120 kr
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Neil Munro, although best known today for his humourous Para Handy stories, wrote several very fine historical novels exploring, and critiquing, Highland life and culture. Ronald Renton's SCOTNOTE study guide examines two major works by Munro: John Splendid, set during the civil wars of the 17th …
Ian Rankin's Black and Blue
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Häftad, 2008
118 kr
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Ian Rankin is perhaps the UK's foremost crime writer, best-known for his extensive series of novels set in Edinburgh and featuring Detective Inspector John Rebus. Christopher Nicol's SCOTNOTE study guide examines one of Rankin's most popular works, the award-winning Black & Blue. The complex, …
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones: Rob Roy (1995)
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2009
116 kr
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The 1995 film Rob Roy, based on the life of the Highland folk hero, cattle-thief and outlaw, starring Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange, was released in 1995. Although initially overshadowed by Braveheart, many critics now see Mel Gibson's movie as a product of its time, and view Rob Roy as more …
Sir David Lyndsay's A Satire of the Three Estates
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Av John Corbett
Häftad, 2009
114 kr
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Sir David Lyndsay's A Satire of the Three Estates is the earliest complete Scottish play on record, dating from the middle of the sixteenth century. By turns funny and formal, obscene and ceremonial, and filled with sharp social commentary, it is a confident expression of dramatic prowess. John …
Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song
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Häftad, 1999
120 kr
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Sunset Song regularly appears in lists of favourite Scottish books, and is perhaps the iconic Scottish novel of the first half of the 20th century. Rich in character and detail, and filled with religious, historical and political themes, Sunset Song is a deep, powerful work which rewards close …
Anne Donovan's Buddha Da
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2010
116 kr
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Anne Donovan's acclaimed debut novel Buddha Da is a contemporary story of a Glasgow house-painter's conversion to Buddhism, and the impact this has on his life and the lives of his family. Seen from the perspective of three family members, using Glaswegian Scots throughout, the book addresses …
Alan Spence's Its Colours They are Fine and Way to Go
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Av John Burns
Häftad, 2010
120 kr
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Alan Spence's series of linked short stories, Its Colours They Are Fine, is a classic of modern Glasgow fiction, vividly evoking the city and its inhabitants. His second novel, Way To Go, is an at turns darkly humourous and deeply poignant novel about the ultimate questions of life and death. John …
Directed by Bill Forsyth: Local Hero (1983)
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Av David Manderson, Alistair Scott
Häftad, 2011
111 kr
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At the time of its release in 1983, Local Hero, starring Burt Lancaster and Fulton MacKay, was the most expensive film ever to be made in Scotland. It remains as important and influential today as it was then. David Manderson's SCOTNOTE study guide considers the impact of Local Hero on the Scottish …
Poetry of Sorley MacLean
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Av Emma Dymock
Häftad, 2011
116 kr
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Along with his contemporaries Edwin Morgan and Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean is recognised as one of the most important Scottish poets of the twentieth century. Born at Oscaig on the island of Raasay in 1911, MacLean was greatly influenced by Gaelic tradition and by contemporary cultural and …
Eric Linklater's Private Angelo and the Dark of Summer
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Häftad, 2012
120 kr
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Eric Linklater (1899 - 1974) was one of the most prolific authors of his generation. Although his books were highly popular in the 1930s and 1940s, he began to fall out of fashion in the post-war world. However the quality of his work remains, and today his craft and narrative gifts are once again …
Sue Glover's Bondagers and the Straw Chair
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Av John Hodgart
Häftad, 2012
120 kr
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Sue Glover (1943 - ) began writing plays in the 1970s, making her stage debut at the Little Lyceum in 1980 with The Seal Wife, her first full-length play, in which many of the recurring features and concerns of her work are to be found: the influence of oral culture and folklore, and the …
Poetry of Edwin Morgan
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Häftad, 2013
116 kr
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Edwin Morgan (1920 - 2010) is one of the giants of modern poetry. Scotland's national poet from 2004 to his death in 2010, he produced an astonishing range of work, from the playful to the profound. James McGonigal's new Second Edition of this SCOTNOTE covers the entirety of Morgan's work …
Neil M. Gunn's the Silver Darlings
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Av John Burns
Häftad, 2014
113 kr
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Neil M. Gunn (1891 - 1973) was one of Scotland's most distinguished novelists. Writing over a period that spanned the Great Depression, the political crises of the 1920s and 1930s, and the Second World War and its aftermath, his novels reflect a search for meaning in troubled times, both past and …
Short Stories of George Mackay Brown
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Häftad, 2014
120 kr
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SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. This title examines ten short stories by the Orkney writer George Mackay Brown, and is an …
Scottish War Poetry 1914–1945
(Scotnotes Study Guides)
Av David Goldie, Roderick Watson
Häftad, 2017
116 kr
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The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. The individual authors are not only experts on a particular writer or text but also …
