Acts of Union
Author | : Leith Davis |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0804732698 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780804732697 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book Acts of Union written by Leith Davis and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the political relationship between Scotland and England as it was negotiated in literature after the 1707 Act of Union. It is built around five discursive encounters between Scottish and English writers: Daniel Defoe-?Lord Belhaven, Tobias Smollett-?Henry Fielding, James Macpherson-?Samuel Johnson, William Wordsworth-?Robert Burns, and Walter Scott-?Thomas Percy.