Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature: Comparative Texts and Critical Perspectives

The first full-length study of Scottish literature using a post-devolutionary understanding of postcolonial studiesUsing a comparative model and spanning over two hundred years of literary history from the 18th Century to the contemporary, this collection of 19 new essays by some of the leading figures in the field presents a range of perspectives on Scottish and postcolonial writing. The essays explore Scotland's position on both sides of the colonial divide and also its role as instigator of a devolutionary process with potential consequences for British Imperialism. Key Features* Includes discussion of Robert Burns, Walter Scott, James Kelman and Alasdair Gray as well as Scottish writing in Gaelic* Considers the insights offered by the work of Alice Munro, Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Franz Fanon and Edward Saïd* Looks at Scottish writing in Gaelic and other non-Anglophone postcolonial literatures alongside postcolonial literatures in English

Michael Gardiner is Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick

Graeme MacDonald is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He is a co-editor of Post-Theory: New Directions in Criticism (Edinburgh University Press, 1999).

Niall O'Gallagher is Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Celtic at the University of Glasgow. He is currently preparing a book on Alasdair Gray and Empire: Scottish Literature and the Challenges of Postcolonial Theory.