Re-Visioning Scotland
New Readings of the Cultural Canon
©2008
Edited Collection
XX,
168 Pages
Series:
Anglo-amerikanische Studien / Anglo-American Studies, Volume 33
Summary
This volume offers new research and thoughtful reflection on the subject of canonicity in Scottish literature, from the Romantic grand narratives of the 18th and 19th century to post-modernist deconstructions of national myths. The essays collected here examine fundamental questions about nationalism and canon formation from a range of critical perspectives and distinct contextualisations: writers discussed include, among others, Robert Burns, Christian Carstairs, Mary Diana Dods, A. L. Kennedy, Janice Galloway, John Gait, Alasdair Gray, Christian Isobel Johnstone, Jean Marshal, Margaret Oliphant, Walter Scott and Nan Shepherd. Re-Visioning Scotland not only contributes to the contemporary, lively national debate about issues of Scottish identity and writing but also offers a rich and fascinating case-study, which will reveal to scholars, even beyond the disciplinary borders of Scottish studies, new and stimulating paths of investigation and understanding.
Details
- Pages
- XX, 168
- Publication Year
- 2008
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783631550632
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Englisch Kanon Literatur Kulturelle Identität Schottland Aufsatzsammlung Scottish Literature Nationalism Canonicity
- Published
- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2008. XX, 168 pp.
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