The only full-length companion available to this distinctive and challenging Scottish poet By using previously uncollected creative and discursive writings, thi

This volume considers the major themes, texts and authors of Scottish literature of the twentieth and, so far, twenty-first century. It identifies the contexts

Introduces Scotland's contribution to forms of traditional culture and expression - folk narrative, ballad, legend, song, broadsides and chapbooks.

The last three decades have seen unprecedented flourishing of creativity across the Scottish literary landscape, so that contemporary Scottish poetry constitute

A unique introduction, guide and reference work for students and readers of Scottish literature from the pre-medieval period.