James Hogg's the Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner - A Commentary with Readings (Standard format, CD)

Professor Douglas Gifford, Emeritus Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, explores James Hogg's most famous work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. This shocking tale of a minister's son who believes himself chosen by God to punish those he sees as evil-doers, and who has a mysterious guide in all his atrocities, has been labelled a Gothic story - yet it has more in common with traditional Scottish folk-tales, but with the alternative possibility of an astonishingly modern reading, in which there are no devils and no wonders, only the delusions of a diseased mind. Professor Gifford guides the listener through the turns and twists of the novel, accompanied by atmospheric readings of selections from the text by John Shedden. Both psychological and supernatural elements are explored, along with the background to Hogg and his works. This double-disk audio CD makes an excellent tool for classroom use or for home study.

General

Imprint:	Association For Scottish Literary Studies
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2008
Authors:	James Hogg • Douglas Gifford • John Shedden
Dimensions:	125 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Standard format
Running time:	1 minutes
ISBN-13:	978-0-948877-82-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Promotions
LSN:	0-948877-82-0
Barcode:	9780948877827

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