Scotland - A Literary Guide for Travellers (Hardcover)

With its vibrant cities and breathtaking landscapes, Scotland has captivated writers and visitors for centuries and inspired a diverse range of literature, from the religious poems carved on the rocks of its sacred monuments to the seedy urban novels of Irvine Welsh. For Robert Burns, Scotland's iconic poet, the culture of his native country was a fertile ground for his imagination. Sir Walter Scott drew on the nation's past, and on the stirring mountains and lochs of the Highlands, as he pioneered the historical novel. Some of the most famous early literary tourists, including James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, and Dorothy and William Wordsworth, wrote captivating accounts of their travels in Scotland. This enthralling guide gets under the skin of the country through the writers who lived in or visited Scotland, as well as those who simply imagined it in their work - from Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and the Scots 'Makars' of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, to Keats, Coleridge and Robert Louis Stevenson; from Gaelic bards and anonymous balladeers to the cosmopolitan Hugh MacDiarmid, Jackie Kay, Ian Rankin and Kathleen Jamie.Famous figures sit alongside writers sometimes overlooked by literary travellers, and through their lives and words we experience the rich, fractious and passionate story of Scottish culture and discover how Scotland's history, landscape and society are brought to life in literature.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Literary Guides for Travellers
Release date:	July 2016
Authors:	Garry MacKenzie
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-78453-641-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78453-641-5
Barcode:	9781784536411

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