Scottish Utopian Fiction and the Invocation of God.
In this article the author discusses aspects of utopian Scottish literature. The author notes that a number of modern Scottish writers, including Robin Jenkins, Neil M. Gunn, and Alasdair Gray, make use of utopian imagery and themes. A focus of the article is on the employment of God and myths in a...
| Publicado en: | Utopian Studies Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 91 - 118 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Pennsylvania State University Press
2010
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