The Edinburgh companion to Scottish traditional literatures
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The Edinburgh companion to Scottish traditional literatures
（Edinburgh companions to Scottish literature / series editors, Ian Brown & Thomas Owen Clancy）
Edinburgh University Press, c2013
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index
Summary: This collection of essays explores the historical importance and imaginative richness of Scotland's extensive contribution to modes of traditional culture and expression: ballads, tales and storytelling, and song. Its underlying aim is to bring about a more dynamic and inclusive understanding of Scottish culture. Rooted in literary history and both comparative and interdisciplinary in scope, the volume covers the key aspects and genres of traditional literature, including the Gaelic tradition, from the medieval period to the present