Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature
The History begins with the first full-scale critical consideration of Scotland's earliest literature, drawn from the diverse cultures and languages of its early peoples. The first volume covers the literature produced during the medieval and early modern period in Scotland, surveying the riches of Scottish work in Gaelic, Welsh, Old Norse, Old English and Old French, as well as in Latin and Scots. New scholarship is brought to bear, not only on imaginative literature, but also law, politics, theology and philosophy, all placed in the context of the evolution of Scotland's geography, history, languages and material cultures from our earliest times up to 1707.
The other volumes in the History are:
The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 2: Enlightenment, Britain and Empire (1707-1918)
The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Modern Transformations: New Identities (from 1918)
Key Features:
In almost a century since the First World War ended, Scotland has been transformed in many rich ways. Its literature has been an essential part of that transformation. The third volume of the History explores the vibrancy of modern Scottish literature in all its forms and languages. Giving full credit to writing in Gaelic and by the Scottish diaspora, it brings together the best contemporary critical insights from three continents. It provides an accessible and refreshing picture of both the varieties of Scottish literatures and the kaleidoscopic versions of Scotland that mark literary developments since 1918.
Other volumes in the History
The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 1: From Columba to the Union (until 1707)
Key Features
- Original - presents new approaches to what is literature and what is Scottishness
- Inclusive - Gaelic and diasporic writing, Latin writing, theological writing, legal writing, and context chapters
- Comprehensive - provides the fullest coverage of Scottish literature ever and the first survey for almost 20 years
- Distinguished contributors from many countries
- Influences the agenda for critical debate on Scottish writing in the twenty-first century
Between 1707 and 1918, Scotland underwent arguably the most dramatic upheavals in its political, economic and social history. The Union with England, industrialisation and Scotland's subsequent defining contributions throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the culture of Britain and Empire are reflected in the transformative energies of Scottish literature and literary institutions in the period. New genres, new concerns and whole new areas of interest opened under the creative scrutiny of sceptical minds. This second volume of the History reveals the major contribution made by Scottish writers and Scottish writing to the shape of modernity in Britain, Europe and the world.
The other volumes in the History are:
The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 1: From Columba to the Union (until 1707)
The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Modern Transformations: New Identities (from 1918)
Key Features
