<p>This volume considers the major themes, texts and authors of Scottish literature of the twentieth and, so far, twenty-first century. It identifies the contexts and impulses that led Scottish writers to adopt their creative literary strategies. Moving beyond traditional classifications, it draws o
The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century Scottish Literature (Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Literature)
โ Scribed by Ian Brown, Alan Riach
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 273
- Category
- Library
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