Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature: Comparative Texts and Critical Perspectives - Hardcover

Michael Gardiner; Graeme Macdonald; Niall O'Gallagher

 
9780748637744: Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature: Comparative Texts and Critical Perspectives
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0748637745 ISBN 13: 9780748637744
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The first full-length study of Scottish literature using a post-devolutionary understanding of postcolonial studies Using a comparative model and spanning over two hundred years of literary history from the 18th Century to the contemporary, this collection of 19 new essays by some of the leading figures in the field presents a range of perspectives on Scottish and postcolonial writing. The essays explore Scotland's position on both sides of the colonial divide and also its role as instigator of a devolutionary process with potential consequences for British Imperialism. Key Features * Includes discussion of Robert Burns, Walter Scott, James Kelman and Alasdair Gray as well as Scottish writing in Gaelic * Considers the insights offered by the work of Alice Munro, Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Franz Fanon and Edward Said * Looks at Scottish writing in Gaelic and other non-Anglophone postcolonial literatures alongside postcolonial literatures in English

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About the Author

Michael Gardiner is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. As well as creative fiction and comparative cultural history and world literature, his books include The Cultural Roots of British Devolution (EUP, 2004), Modern Scottish Culture (2005), and From Trocchi to Trainspotting; Scottish Literary Theory Since 1960 (2006). Graeme MacDonald is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He is a co-editor of Post-Theory: New Directions in Criticism (Edinburgh University Press, 1999). Niall O'Gallagher is Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Celtic at the University of Glasgow. He is currently preparing a book on Alasdair Gray and Empire: Scottish Literature and the Challenges of Postcolonial Theory.

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Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature:Comparative Texts and Critical PerspectivesEdited by Graeme Macdonald, Michael Gardiner and Niall O'GallagherThe first full-length study of Scottish literature using a post-devolutionary understanding of postcolonial studiesUsing a comparative model and spanning over two hundred years of literary history from the 18th Century to the contemporary, this collection of 19 new essays by some of the leading figures in the field presents a range of perspectives on Scottish and postcolonial writing. The essays explore Scotland's position on both sides of the colonial divide and also its role as instigator of a devolutionary process with potential consequences for British Imperialism.Key Featureso Includes discussion of Robert Burns, Walter Scott, James Kelman and Alasdair Gray as well as Scottish writing in Gaelico Considers the insights offered by the work of Alice Munro, Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Franz Fanon and Edward Saïdo Looks at Scottish writing in Gaelic and other non-Anglophone postcolonial literatures alongside postcolonial literatures in EnglishMichael Gardiner is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at The University of Warwick. His publications include: /The Cultural Roots of British Devolution/ (2004) and /Scottish Critical Theory Since 1960/ (2006). He is a co-editor of The Edinburgh Companion to Muriel Spark (2010).Graeme Macdonald is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at The University of Warwick. He is a co-editor of /Post-Theory: New Directions in Criticism/ (1999).Niall O'Gallagher is an Honorary Research Associate in Glasgow University's Department of Celtic and Gaelic. He is the editor of /Sùil air an t-Saoghail: Buaidhean Eadar-nàiseanta air Litreachas na Gàidhlig/ (2010), a collection of essays on international contexts for Scottish Gaelic writing.

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Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature:Comparative Texts and Critical PerspectivesEdited by Graeme Macdonald, Michael Gardiner and Niall O'GallagherThe first full-length study of Scottish literature using a post-devolutionary understanding of postcolonial studiesUsing a comparative model and spanning over two hundred years of literary history from the 18th Century to the contemporary, this collection of 19 new essays by some of the leading figures in the field presents a range of perspectives on Scottish and postcolonial writing. The essays explore Scotland's position on both sides of the colonial divide and also its role as instigator of a devolutionary process with potential consequences for British Imperialism.Key Featureso Includes discussion of Robert Burns, Walter Scott, James Kelman and Alasdair Gray as well as Scottish writing in Gaelico Considers the insights offered by the work of Alice Munro, Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Franz Fanon and Edward Saïdo Looks at Scottish writing in Gaelic and other non-Anglophone postcolonial literatures alongside postcolonial literatures in EnglishMichael Gardiner is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at The University of Warwick. His publications include: /The Cultural Roots of British Devolution/ (2004) and /Scottish Critical Theory Since 1960/ (2006). He is a co-editor of The Edinburgh Companion to Muriel Spark (2010).Graeme Macdonald is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at The University of Warwick. He is a co-editor of /Post-Theory: New Directions in Criticism/ (1999).Niall O'Gallagher is an Honorary Research Associate in Glasgow University's Department of Celtic and Gaelic. He is the editor of /Sùil air an t-Saoghail: Buaidhean Eadar-nàiseanta air Litreachas na Gàidhlig/ (2010), a collection of essays on international contexts for Scottish Gaelic writing.

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0748637745
ISBN 13 
9780748637744
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Editor
Michael Gardiner, Graeme Macdonald, Niall O'Gallagher