Why Scots Matters
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Why Scots Matters
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Author : J. Derrick McClure
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Why Scots Matters written by J. Derrick McClure and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Detailing the origins and history of the Scots language, this work discusses the influences and events which have shaped its use. The book covers the difference between dialect and language, and between the earlier and later phases of development, bringing out the relationship between the status of the language as such and political developments. It explores the development and fruition of literature in Scots, from the works of Barbour, Blind Harry, Dunbar and Henryson to those of Robert Burns and Hugh MacDiarmid. The importance of Scots as a record of history is considered, and the book also traces various influences, from Anglo-Saxon, Norman-French and Norse, to Dutch and Flemish nearer our own time. The author ends with a plea for the continuing maintenance and practical use of the living Scottish language as a mark and a guarantee of the cultural integrity of the Scottish people.
Why Scottish Literature Matters
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Author : Carla Sassi
language : en
Publisher: The Saltire Society
Release Date : 2005
Why Scottish Literature Matters written by Carla Sassi and has been published by The Saltire Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
This is the fourth book in a Saltire series examining the significance of Scottish history, philosophy and the Scots language. Here, the Distinguished Italian academic Carla Sassi examines Scotland's literature from the earliest times to the late 20th century and offers new and fascinating insights into the nature of nationhood and identity, and the way in which these are reflected in, and the inspiration for, literary output at various periods. The major historical influences are covered including relations with England, religious division, enlightenment philosophy and the Union of 1707, but Professor Sassi also examines Scotland's role in the British imperial adventure and the impact on literature of the coloniser / colonised experience. She makes a special study of the contribution of women writers and the writers of the 20th century 'Renaissance' and concludes with speculation on the future of 'Scottish' literature in a post-modern Scotland exposed to global cultural influences and living in the new political world heralded by the restoration of the Holyrood Parliament. Carla Sassi is Associate Professor of English literature at the University of Verona. She specialises in Sc
Why Scottish History Matters
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Author : Rosalind Mitchison
language : en
Publisher: The Saltire Society
Release Date : 1997
Why Scottish History Matters written by Rosalind Mitchison and has been published by The Saltire Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Extensively revised for this edition, these essays combine to build a picture of Scottish history from the time of the Picts and the Britons, through the Wars of Independence, the Reformation and the time of the Covenanters, to the Union of the Parliaments in 1707 and the impact of industrialization on Victorian Scotland.
Why Scots Should Rule Scotland
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Author : Alasdair Gray
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2014-02-20
Why Scots Should Rule Scotland written by Alasdair Gray and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-20 with Political Science categories.
Alsadair Gray wrote the first edition of this book for the 1992 general election. In it he showed the poor state of present-day Scotland; gave a concise, elegant history of the Scottish people and their relations with the rulers of England; argued that Scotland should have a strong government elected by its own people. Five years later Scotland still does not have that and its state has worsened. The original chapters have been revised and largely rewritten. New chapters dealing with Scottish education, land owning, and law and the Labour Party bring the argument to date. This is a more openly political book than the first edition, written to persuade people who feel their vote does not much influence how their country is managed that Scottish independence matters, and that only one political party is honestly working to achieve it.
Why Scottish History Still Matters
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Author : Edward J. Cowan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Why Scottish History Still Matters written by Edward J. Cowan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Scotland categories.
Why Scottish Philosophy Matters
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Author : Alexander Broadie
language : en
Publisher: The Saltire Society
Release Date : 2000
Why Scottish Philosophy Matters written by Alexander Broadie and has been published by The Saltire Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Philosophy categories.
In this text, Broadie shows how the insights of early Scottish philosophy, for example by Scotus and Mair, led to important perceptions in modern thinking and to the recognition of an unmistakably Scottish strand in European thought.
Why Scottish History Matters
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Author : Rosalind Mitchison
language : en
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Release Date : 1991
Why Scottish History Matters written by Rosalind Mitchison and has been published by Hyperion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Being Scottish
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Author : Tom M. Devine
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-29
Being Scottish written by Tom M. Devine and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-29 with Electronic books categories.
100 short essays offer an opportunity to penetrate behind the statistical surveys and explore the rich complexity of changing identity from a varied range of opinion.
Scots Studies In Its Literature And Language
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Author : John M. Kirk
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Scots Studies In Its Literature And Language written by John M. Kirk and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The skillful use of the Scots language has long been a distinguishing feature of the literatures of Scotland. The essays in this volume make a major contribution to our understanding of the Scots language, past and present, and its written dissemination in poetry, fiction and drama, and in non-literary texts, such as personal letters. They cover aspects of the development of a national literature in the Scots language, and they also give due weight to its international dimension by focusing on translations into Scots from languages as diverse as Greek, Latin and Chinese, and by considering the spread of written Scots to Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Australia. Many of the essays respond to and extend the scholarship of J. Derrick McClure, whose considerable impact on Scottish literary and linguistic studies is surveyed and assessed in this volume.
An Important Matter Of Principle
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Author : David Seawright
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-12-13
An Important Matter Of Principle written by David Seawright and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-13 with Political Science categories.
First published in 1999, this book examines the dramatic decline of the Conservative Party in Scotland. In 1955 the party secured over 50 per cent of the Scottish vote. At the last election it won a mere 17 per cent of the vote, losing its representation at Westminster in the process. But, until the publication of this work and despite its importance, relatively little was known about why the Conservative Party had declined so precipitously in Scotland. Many of the explanations for the party’s decline had largely remained untested. These included that the party had lost its Protestant base, suffered for its opposition to devolution and become too right wing for a normally progressive Scottish electorate. Using a unique collection of survey data, this work casts doubt on all three claims. Thus, this book makes a major academic contribution and examines, what for the Scottish Unionists, was An Important Matter of Principle.