Scottish literature Summary

In the following excerpt, Millar surveys the development of Scottish poetry during the eighteenth century, examining the role of the classical English-language tradition and the revival of local verna... Read more

A former lecturer at the University of Exeter, Speirs has written a number of studies of poetry, including books on Medieval poetry and Chaucer. In the following essay, originally published in the fir... Read more

A professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Lancaster, Craig utilized a cross-disciplinary perspective in such books as The Real Foundations: Literature and Social Change (1973... Read more

A professor of Scottish history at the University of St. Andrews, Smout has written several important historical studies of Scotland, including Scottish Trade on the Eve of the Union, 1660-1707 (1963)... Read more