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Palgrave MacMillan Literature Of Scotland : The Middle Ages To The Nineteenth Century by Roderick Watson
This second edition of one of the most comprehensive accounts of Scottish life and literature now focuses on Medieval to Victorian times, exploring the growth of the idea of a nation from the early ballads and oral tradition to the achievement of Burns, Scott and Carlyle. The modern literature which followed is discussed in the companion volume._x000D_ _x000D_
Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Map of Scotland.- Introduction: Renewals, Revivals and Revisions.- The Beginnings of Scotland: Two Cultures.- The Fifteenth Century: The Flowering.- The Sixteenth Century: John the Commonweill.- The Seventeenth Century: Crown and Covenant, The Ballads.- The Eighteenth Century: New Athenians and the Doric.- The Nineteenth Century: History, Industry, Sentiment.- Chronological Table.- Further Reading.- Index._x000D_