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Scotland: A Literary Guide for Travellers
Garry Mackenzie
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Description for Scotland: A Literary Guide for Travellers
Hardcover. This enthralling guide brings Scotland's landscape and history to life through literature Series: Literary Guides for Travellers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 bw integrated, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DSRC; HBJD1; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 205 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Literary Guides for Travellers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784536411
SKU
V9781784536411
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About Garry Mackenzie
Garry MacKenzie holds a PhD in English from St Andrews, where his supervisors were the Scottish poets Robert Crawford and John Burnside. MacKenzie has also been awarded the Tom Durrheim Prize for 'exceptional talent in the study of Scottish poetry' and the St Leonard's Prize Research Lectures award, through which he gave a series of public lectures based on his ... Read more
Reviews for Scotland: A Literary Guide for Travellers
Clear, concise, and companionable, the prose is engagingly readable and the learning worn with admirable lightness. Garry MacKenzie's Scotland is a delight.
Robert Crawford, author of Scotland's Books and The Bard: Robert Burns, the Biography
Robert Crawford, author of Scotland's Books and The Bard: Robert Burns, the Biography