Scottish Literature
- 228 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness.
Gerard Carruthers Knihy
Gerard Carruthers je popredným odborníkom na škótsku literatúru, ktorý sa zameriava na diela od konca 17. storočia až po 20. storočie. Jeho výskum sa ponára do bohatého literárneho prostredia Škótska, najmä počas dlhého 18. storočia. Carruthers sa tiež intenzívne venuje zložitostiam textovej úpravy a histórii knižnej produkcie, čím ponúka jedinečný pohľad na to, ako sa literatúra uchováva a chápe. Jeho rozsiahle odborné znalosti osvetľujú trvalé dedičstvo škótskych literárnych tradícií.
Scottish poems
- 256 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
Scottish poetry dates back to the middle ages. Its characteristic marks are energy, wit, satire and-especially in Gaelic - passionate lyrical intensity. Most readers of English poetry are familiar with Irish writing in English, less so with Scots. This volume will add a whole new dimension to their experience of the unparalleled heritage of great poetry produced in these islands. The collection contains all the poets everyone has heard of - Burns, Stevenson, MacDiarmid,Henryson, Scott, Drummond of Hawthornden - and many more beside, including writers from the current renaissance in Scottish poetry.
Gerard Carruthers' SCOTNOTE study guide focuses on three novels: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Master of Ballantrae, and The Ebb-Tide. Suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.