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- International Companion to Scottish Poetry
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- 2016
- Published by: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
- Series: International Companions to Scottish Literature
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A range of leading international scholars provide the reader with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary richness and diversity of Scotland’s poetry. Addressing Languages and Chronologies, Poetic Forms, and Topics and Themes, this INTERNATIONAL COMPANION covers the entire subject from from the early Middle Ages to the modern day, and explores the connections, influences and interrelations between English, Gaelic, Latin, Old Norse and Scots verse.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Series Editors’ Preface
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-x
- A Note on the Text
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-5
- PART 1: Languages and Chronologies
- Chapter Three. Poetry in Latin
- pp. 23-30
- Chapter Six. The Eighteenth Century
- pp. 54-63
- PART 2: Poetic Forms
- Chapter Eleven. Scots Poetic Forms
- pp. 109-120
- PART 3: Topics and Themes
- Chapter Fourteen. Nation and Home
- pp. 144-155
- Chapter Fifteen. Protest and Politics
- pp. 156-168
- Chapter Sixteen. Love and Erotic Poetry
- pp. 169-178
- Chapter Seventeen. Faith and Religion
- pp. 179-189
- Chapter Nineteen. The Literary Environment
- pp. 202-212
- Further Reading
- pp. 261-268
- Notes on Contributors
- pp. 269-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9781908980182
Related ISBN(s)
9781908980151
MARC Record
OCLC
944402922
Pages
314
Launched on MUSE
2016-03-15
Language
English
Open Access
No
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