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This is a study of Scottish literature using a post-devolutionary understanding of postcolonial studies. It looks at Scottish writing in Gaelic and other non-Anglophone postcolonial literatures in English. Using a comparative model and spanning over two hundred years of literary history from the 18th century to the contemporary, this collection of nineteen chapters by some of the leading figures in the field presents a range of perspectives on Scottish and postcolonial writing. The chapters explore Scotland's position on both sides of the colonial divide and also its role as instigator of a de ... More
Keywords: Scottish literature, post-devolutionary understanding, postcolonial studies, Gaelic, colonial divide, instigator, devolutionary process, British Imperialism
Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748637744 |
Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748637744.001.0001 |
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