Scottish Literature
- 228pages
- 8 heures de lecture
This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness.
Gerard Carruthers est un éminent spécialiste de la littérature écossaise, dont l'œuvre s'étend de la fin du XVIIe siècle au XXe siècle. Il a une fascination particulière pour le long XVIIIe siècle en Écosse, explorant ses contributions littéraires uniques. L'expertise de Carruthers s'étend aux domaines méticuleux de l'édition textuelle et de l'histoire du livre, offrant aux lecteurs une profonde compréhension de la préservation littéraire. Ses recherches approfondies éclairent l'héritage durable et l'évolution des traditions littéraires écossaises.



This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness.
Scottish poetry dates back to the middle ages. Its characteristic marks are energy, wit, satire and-especially in Gaelic - passionate lyrical intensity. Most readers of English poetry are familiar with Irish writing in English, less so with Scots. This volume will add a whole new dimension to their experience of the unparalleled heritage of great poetry produced in these islands. The collection contains all the poets everyone has heard of - Burns, Stevenson, MacDiarmid,Henryson, Scott, Drummond of Hawthornden - and many more beside, including writers from the current renaissance in Scottish poetry.
Gerard Carruthers' SCOTNOTE study guide focuses on three novels: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Master of Ballantrae, and The Ebb-Tide. Suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.