New Writing Scotland

Hagglund (Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University) looks at travel and travel writing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period in which Scotland emerged as a full-fledged tourist desti

The Amateur Emigrant, an autobiographical account of Stevenson's voyage from Scotland to California in 1879, is a rich and provocative work of late-Victorian travel writing and cultural criticism. It

McMillan has been writing about theatre in Scotland for more than three decades. During that time she has borne witness to an extraordinary cultural and political renaissance in Scotland. Compiled by

This new edition in The New History of Scotland series, replacing Alfred Smyth's Warlords and Holy Men (1984), covers the history of Scotland in the period up to 900 AD. A great deal has changed in th

An original mapping of women's writing in the 1940s and 1950s, this book looks at Englishness and national identity in women's writing and includes writing from Scotland, Wales, Ireland the Indian sub

This popular, foundational text focuses on the social and religious life of Reformation Scotland from 1470 to 1625. Jenny Wormald traces the country's turbulent and often calamitous evolution from a m

This popular, foundational text focuses on the social and religious life of Reformation Scotland from 1470 to 1625. Jenny Wormald traces the country's turbulent and often calamitous evolution from a m

Can Scotland be considered an English colony? Is its experience and literature comparable to that of overseas postcolonial countries? Or are such comparisons no more than patriotic victimology to mask

Can Scotland be considered an English colony? Is its experience and literature comparable to that of overseas postcolonial countries? Or are such comparisons no more than patriotic victimology to mask

How did the later medieval kings of Scotland manipulate their power and alliances after the Wars of Independence?Power and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of late medieval

How did the later medieval kings of Scotland manipulate their power and alliances after the Wars of Independence?Power and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of late medieval

Thought-provoking, amusing, intriguing, disturbing: all these words will come to mind when browsing through this lavishly illustrated publication. The result of an ongoing collaboration between the Na

(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)In 1773, the great Samuel Johnson–then 63–and his young friend and future biographer, James Boswell, traveled together around the coast of Scotland, each writing his

Discovering the Footsteps of Time' probes the development of a distinctively Scottish tradition of geological travel writing from the seventeenth to early nineteenth century.

Informed by multicultural, multidisciplinary perspectives, The Cambridge History of Early Medieval English Literature offers a new exploration of the earliest writing in Britain and Ireland, from the end of the Roman Empire to the mid-twelfth century. Beginning with an account of writing itself, as well as of scripts and manuscript art, subsequent chapters examine the earliest texts from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the tremendous breadth of Anglo-Latin literature. Chapters on English learning and literature in the ninth century and the later formation of English poetry and prose also convey the profound cultural confidence of the period. Providing a discussion of essential texts, including Beowulf and the writings of Bede, this History captures the sheer inventiveness and vitality of early medieval literary culture through topics as diverse as the literature of English law, liturgical and devotional writing, the workings of science and the history of women's writing.

Informed by multicultural, multidisciplinary perspectives, The Cambridge History of Early Medieval English Literature offers a new exploration of the earliest writing in Britain and Ireland, from the end of the Roman Empire to the mid-twelfth century. Beginning with an account of writing itself, as well as of scripts and manuscript art, subsequent chapters examine the earliest texts from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the tremendous breadth of Anglo-Latin literature. Chapters on English learning and literature in the ninth century and the later formation of English poetry and prose also convey the profound cultural confidence of the period. Providing a discussion of essential texts, including Beowulf and the writings of Bede, this History captures the sheer inventiveness and vitality of early medieval literary culture through topics as diverse as the literature of English law, liturgical and devotional writing, the workings of science and the history of women's writing.

Key Issues in Creative Writing explores a range of important issues that inform the practice and understanding of creative writing. The collection considers creative writing learning and teaching as w

The most celebrated authors of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are immortalized not only in their writing but also in the museums, libraries, and other memorials dedicated in their honor. Over 30

Most people share an enthusiasm for beautiful and breathtaking scenery, explored variously through the physical challenge of climbing to the top of the tallest mountains or the joy of viewing the work

Vandermeulen, a college-level creative writing teacher, questions three widely accepted practices in creative writing courses: the full-class workshop, early emphasis on critique over other kinds of r

The ten papers in this collection examine creative writing as a class and degree program in universities and colleges, and discuss the ways in which teaching and writing activities use creative and cr

In this compelling collection of essays contributors critically examine Creative Writing in American Higher Education. Considering Creative Writing teaching, learning and knowledge, the book recognize

In this compelling collection of essays contributors critically examine Creative Writing in American Higher Education. Considering Creative Writing teaching, learning and knowledge, the book recognize