| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 223 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Uncovering Caledonia: An Introduction to Scottish Studies represents a cultural journey to portray and illustrate the burning cultural issues of modern Scotland and uncover the myriad of Caledonian peculiarities from a non-native point of view. This introduction to Scottish studies operates mostly on the country's literature, although also explores Scottish folk tales, legends and film. This approach is precisely what makes this book different from the majority of other studies in this academic field: instead of concentrating primarily on a factual approach to various historical and political queries of modern Scotland, it offers an insight into these issues through the interpretation, analysis and comprehension of Scottish folk tales, legends, literature and film. The book is thus divided into five large chapters, each consisting of several segments dealing with contemporary themes relevant for depicting and comprehending modern Scottish culture. In addition to scholars and students interested in the fields of cultural studies and British and Scottish studies, the book will also appeal to the general reader keen on observing and understanding the cultural processes relevant for present-day Scottish society and culture."-- Back cover |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introductory Remarks; Chapter One; The Relevance of Monster Legends for the Scottish National Myth; Comprehension of National Identity by Reading the Landscape; Constructions of National and Cultural Identity in the Poetry of Scots Makars; Use of Scots in Institutional Discourse; Scottish Prospects for the Future; Chapter Two; Contemporary Scottish Urban Myths in Kennedy's and Hird's Short Stories; Quest for Scottish Independence in James Robertson's Short Fiction on the Eve of the Referendum; "Other Spaces are Still Possible." |
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Trans Issues in Liz Lochhead's "Not Changed"Chapter Three; The Meaning of "The Caledonian Antisyzygy" Phenomenon in Margaret Laurence's "To Set Our House in Order"; Tradition vs. Modernity in Alistair MacLeod's The Tuning of Perfection; Chapter Four; (De)Falsification of Scottish History in John McGrath's The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil; "Twa Queens. Wan Green Island"; Gregory Burke's Black Watch (2006); Chapter Five; Education as Manipulation in Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; Controversy in the Classroom; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Scotland -- Civilization.
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Scotland. |
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Civilization. |
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Scotland -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kaličanin, Milena. Uncovering Caledonia. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018 1527508013 (OCoLC)1024091875 |
| ISBN |
9781527524934 (electronic book) |
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1527524930 (electronic book) |
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1527508013 |
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9781527508019 |
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