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OverviewAn innovative reading of a wide range of contemporary Scottish novels in relation to literary tradition and modern philosophy, Contemporary Scottish Gothic provides a new approach to Scottish fiction and Gothic literature, and offers a fuller picture of contemporary Scottish Gothic than any previous text. Full Product DetailsAuthor: T. BakerPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 3.894kg ISBN: 9781137457196ISBN 10: 1137457198 Pages: 219 Publication Date: 29 October 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Borderlines: Contemporary Scottish Gothic 1. A Scott-Haunted World 2. Authentic Inauthenticity: The Found Manuscript 3. Fantastic Islands 4. Metamorphosis: Humans and Animals 5. Northern Communities Notes BibliographyReviewsBaker's assured and nuanced reading of a huge sweep of contemporary Scottish Gothic writing serves as not only an excellent introduction to the state of this rich literary field, but also as a powerful piece of scholarship ... . Dealing with themes as grand as time, subjectivity, community and the boundaries that demarcate and limit our experiences of the world, this work reveals the strangeness, depth and significance of Scottish writing and helps illuminate its power in unexpected new ways. (Jonathan Greenaway, Gothic Studies, Vol. 19 (1), May, 2017) Baker's new text Contemporary Scottish Gothic: Mourning, Authenticity, Tradition stands as the first booklength critical study of contemporary Scottish Gothic fiction and serves to nourish this otherwise barren critical landscape. - The Gothic Imagination, 2015 Baker's new text Contemporary Scottish Gothic: Mourning, Authenticity, Tradition stands as the first booklength critical study of contemporary Scottish Gothic fiction and serves to nourish this otherwise barren critical landscape. - The Gothic Imagination, 2015 Baker's assured and nuanced reading of a huge sweep of contemporary Scottish Gothic writing serves as not only an excellent introduction to the state of this rich literary field, but also as a powerful piece of scholarship ... . Dealing with themes as grand as time, subjectivity, community and the boundaries that demarcate and limit our experiences of the world, this work reveals the strangeness, depth and significance of Scottish writing and helps illuminate its power in unexpected new ways. (Jonathan Greenaway, Gothic Studies, Vol. 19 (1), May, 2017) Contemporary Scottish Gothic is a well-researched and written work that comments on emerging trends in an ever-growing field. ... Scholars whose work focuses on experimental or metafictional works may also find the text useful, alongside those with an interest in contemporary trends in the gothic genre. (Daniel Southward, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, Vol. 16, 2017) Baker's new text Contemporary Scottish Gothic: Mourning, Authenticity, Tradition stands as the first booklength critical study of contemporary Scottish Gothic fiction and serves to nourish this otherwise barren critical landscape. - The Gothic Imagination, 2015 Author InformationTimothy C. Baker is Lecturer in Scottish Literature at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community (2009), and has published extensively on Scottish and American literature. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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