Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Traditional Literatures
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780748645398
Subjects: Scottish literature, history and criticism
Description: This collection of essays explores the historical importance and imaginative richness of Scotland's extensive contribution to modes of traditional culture and expression: ballads, tales and storytelling, and song. Its underlying aim is to bring about a more dynamic and inclusive understanding of Scottish culture. Rooted in literary history and both comparative and interdisciplinary in scope, the volume covers the key aspects and genres of traditional literature, including the Gaelic tradition, from the medieval period to the present.