A Short Survey of Classic Scottish Writing (Pocket Classics) - Softcover

Gray, Alasdair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841951676 ISBN 13: 9781841951676

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2001

Synopsis

This year sees the launch of the Pocket Classics, a series of short works for pleasurable reading in a pocket-sized format. These books offer an intriguing and original mixture of new and varied reading experiences from a wide range of Scottish writing from different genres and all periods. Think of them as a reintroduction to the impact of the finest writing, whether non-fiction, poetry, short stories or novellas. Specially commissioned as one of the launch titles in the Pocket Classics series, Alasdair Gray has written, in his own inimitable style, a wonderfully engaging account of the evolution of Scottish literature. Spanning eight centuries, this appreciation of the extraordinary diversity of Scotland's literary output is by turns illuminating, scholarly, incisive, provocative and hilarious - in short a unique introduction to the Scottish Classics.

About this title

Synopsis:

The language, customs and beliefs that help a nation to survive are mainly found in its songs and fabulous or actual narratives. This work tells how the writers have kept reinventing Scotland from early times to the 20th century. It concentrates on the greatest makers of language, whilst honouring many who maintained the traditions linking them. The author's idiosyncratic overview of Scottish writing is an intriguing account by one of Britain's best contemporary writers.

About the Author:

Alasdair Gray is an old, asthmatic Glaswegian who lives by painting, writing and book design. He is currently working on a book about his visual art, A Life in Pictures, copiously illustrated, to be published by Canongate in 2008.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841951676
• ISBN 13: 9781841951676
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 159