Edinburgh University Press The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism (Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature)

The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism is the first book for students in a field which has seen major developments in monograph publication, textual editions, international conferences and teaching practice in the last five years. It brings together some of the leading scholars in the field (e.g. Ian Duncan, Peter Garside, Brean Hammond, Nigel Leask, Fiona Stafford, Katie Trumpener) with a number of exciting new approaches to a distinctively Scottish Romanticism in literary theory, religious studies, music and song and the thematic use of non standard English. The main authors, groups of writers and the wider context are all covered in a volume which offers the rare possibility of redefining literary history at the same time as acting as a supporting student textbook. In a single volume, critical voices from the UK, US, Ireland and Spain examine the central authors and themes of the era in a way which combines the core scholarship of the era with fresh approaches. Key Features: *First and only student guide to Scottish Romanticism which captures the best of critical debate as well as presenting new approaches to the subject *International team of leading scholars who have themselves helped to define the study of the period *Exciting interdisciplinary methodology *Completely distinctive volume in a world of homogenous Romantic readers/companions Review The Edinburgh Companion to Romanticism is both an excellent teaching compendium and also a compass of the exciting research that has established the field of 'Scottish Romanticism'. Undergraduates, postgraduates and professional academics will all find in it much exciting material with which to work.--Gerard Carruthers, Professor of Scottish Literature since 1700, University of Glasgow From the Inside Flap The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish RomanticismEdited by Murray PittockBringing together an international group of experts, this companion explores a distinctly Scottish Romanticism. Discussing the most influential texts and authors in depth, the original essays shed new critical light on texts from Macpherson's Ossian poetry to Hogg's Confessions of a Justified Sinner, and from Scott's Waverley Novels to the work of John Galt. As well as dealing with the major Romantic figures, the contributors look afresh at ballads, songs, the idea of the bard, religion, periodicals, the national tale, the picturesque, the city, language and the role of Gaelic in Scottish Romanticism.Key Features* The first and only student guide to Scottish Romanticism capturing the best of critical debate while providing new approaches* Contributors include: Ian Duncan (UC Berkeley), Angela Esterhammer (Zurich University), Peter Garside (Edinburgh University), Crawford Gribben (Trinity College, Dublin), Andrew Monnickendam (Barcelona University), Fiona Stafford (Oxford University) and Fernando Toda (Salamanca University) all who have themselves helped to define approaches to the periodMurray Pittock is Head of the College of Arts and Vice-Principal at the University of Glasgow.ISBN 978 0 7486 3846 8Edinburgh University Press22 George SquareEdinburghEH8 9LFwww.euppublishing.comCover design: www.paulsmithdesign.comCover image: Culzean by Moonlight, Alexander Nasmyth © National Trust for Scotland. Licensor: www.scran.ac.uk From the Back Cover The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism Edited by Murray Pittock Bringing together an international group of experts, this companion explores a distinctly Scottish Romanticism. Discussing the most influential texts and authors in depth, the original essays shed new critical light on texts from Macpherson's Ossian poetry to Hogg's Confessions of a Justified Sinner, and from Scott's Waverley Novels to the work of John Galt. As well as dealing with the major Romantic figures, the contributors look afresh at ballads, songs, the idea of the bard, religion, periodicals, the national tale, the picturesque, the city, language an