Politics and the Scottish Language and other collected essays in literature, culture and politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781602719910)

Politics and the Scottish Language collects for the first time Macdonald Daly's many essays on literature and culture (with politics never far away).As well as the title essay, which uniquely maps choices in the literary usage of Scottish accent and dialect onto demonstrable political perspectives, it encompasses discussions of fiction by Elizabeth Gaskell, H. G. Wells, John Herdman, George Orwell, Anthony Burgess and Ellis Sharp. Daly's groundbreaking essay on Scottish poets of the First World War is also included. The work of literary critics and theorists such as Harold Bloom, Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart and Fredric Jameson is critically scrutinised. The book closes with four signature essays addressing contemporary issues in which culture and politics collide, including Daly's singular analysis of the rôle of tabloid newspapers in the 1992 UK General Election.

Author: MacDonald Daly
ISBN-10: 1602719918
ISBN-13: 9781602719910
Publisher: New Ventures
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2020
Pages: 314
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d