Literary History & Criticism


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  • Cover scan of Divided Gaels
    Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities In Scotland And Ireland 1200-1650
    Wilson McLeod - Hardback - Oxford University Press
    In this study, Wilson McLeod challenges the familiar view that Gaelic Scotland and Gaelic Ireland formed a cultural unit during the late Middle Ages and early modern period. He tests the view of a unified Gaelic 'culture-province' by examining the surviving sources, especially formal bardic poetry.
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    Neil Gunn
    J. B. Pick - Paperback - Northcote House
    Neil Gunn is now generally accepted as the most significant novelist the Highlands of Scotland has produced. This study examines the scope and depth of his work and assesses him as a writer of European stature.
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    Neil Gunn
    J. B. Pick - Hardback - Northcote House
    Neil Gunn is now generally accepted as the most significant novelist the Highlands of Scotland has produced. This study examines the scope and depth of his work and assesses him as a writer of European stature.
  • Cover scan of The Sporting Scot
    The Sporting Scot: An Anthology Of Scottish Sport
    - Paperback - Birlinn
    This work celebrates Scots' literary love affair with sport in all of its many forms. It includes selcted writings from novels, short stories and light verse, together with journalism, reports, and analysis about sport. It also reflects an awareness that journalism and literature sometimes overlap.
  • Cover scan of Treasure Islands
    Treasure Islands: A Guide To Scottish Fiction For Young Readers Aged 10-14
    - Paperback - Association for Scottish Literary Studies Schools & Further Education Committee
    Compiled by teachers, 'Treasure Islands' is an examination of Scottish children's fiction. As well as reviews of 160 books, it contains suggested age and reading levels and bibliographic information.
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    Robert Burns
    Robert Burns - Hardback - Phoenix
    Robert Burns (1759-96), was the eldest son of a tenant farmer in Ayrshire. He endured hardship and frustration before emerging as poet and song writer in his native dialect as well as English. This is a collection of the best of Burns's poems.
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    Ivanhoe
    Sir Walter Scott - Paperback - Penguin
    Based on the authoritative Edinburgh text which returns to the manuscript and first edition of the novel, this book contains a critical introduction, a chronology of Walter Scott, a historical note, and notes on the text.
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    Edinburgh: A Cultural And Literary History
    Donald Campbell - Paperback - Signal
    Home to one of the world's great art festivals, the capital of Scotland is a city of contrasting moods and atmospheres. This work explores Edinburgh's myths, legends, and conceits. It celebrates the social and literary history of an urban community whose international status is evolving.
  • Cover scan of A Flame In The Mearns
    A Flame In The Mearns: Lewis Grassic Gibbon, A Centenary Celebration
    - Paperback - ASLS
    This collection of essays celebrates the achievements of Lewis Grassic Gibbon in his own time, as well as emphasising his continuing relevance. It contains discussions of Gibbons' fiction, essays and poetry, together with analyses of his language and politics.
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    Ossian: Fragments Of Ancient Poetry
    Calum Colvin - Paperback - National Galleries of Scotland
    Calum Colvin is one of Scotland's most innovative contemporary photographers. With this new project he has explored the strange world of Ossian, a third century Celtic bard. Characteristic of Colvin, he has explored difficult themes while simultaneously creating accessible, exhilerating, and provocative photographs.

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