Scottish Ballads: (Scotnotes Study Guides) - Softcover

Dunnigan, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0948877669 ISBN 13: 9780948877667

Publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2006

Synopsis

The ballad is rooted deeply in Scottish popular culture; dramatic in nature, they often centre on moments of intense conflict and are marked by violence, ranging over themes such as vengeance, murder, supernatural encounters, and treachery in love. Sarah Dunnigan's SCOTNOTE study guide discusses a number of the most accessible Scottish ballads, exploring Scotland's ballad traditions, their historical roots and their cultural interpretations, for senior school pupils and students at all levels.

About this title

Synopsis

The Scotnotes booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and literary texts for senior pupils in secondary schools and students in further education. Each booklet in the series is written by a person who is not only an authority on the particular writer or text but also experienced in teaching at the relevant levels in schools or colleges. Furthermore, the editorial board, composed of members of the ASLS Schools and Further Education Committee, considers the suitability of each booklet for the students in question. For many years there has been a shortage of readily accessible critical notes for the general student of Scottish literature. Now that Scottish Literature is an important part of the curriculum, Scotnotes has grown as a series to meet this need, and provides students with valuable aids to the key writers and major texts within the Scottish literary tradition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948877669
• ISBN 13: 9780948877667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64