George MacKay Brown and the Philosophy of Community

by Timothy C. Baker

George Mackay Brown has long been recognised as one of the most original and important Scottish writers of the twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive account of Brown's work from a philosophical perspective and offers a radical new approach to the study of Scottish literature. The importance of local community in the work of Scottish novelists ranging from Walter Scott to Neil M. Gunn has often been noted, but few critics have addressed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748638121
• ISBN13: 9780748638123
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher