George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community / / Timothy Baker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Baker, Timothy,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2009
• প্রকাশনার বছর: 2022
• ভাষা: English
• দৈহিক বর্ননা: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations --; Introduction: Problems of Community in the Scottish Novel --; 1: The Fictive Community: Greenvoe --; 2: Sainthood-towards-Death: Magnus --; 3: The Individual Community and the Community of Individuals --; 4: Community and the Self --; Conclusion: Scotland, Utopia and the Future of Community --; Works Cited --; Index
• সংক্ষিপ্ত: George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community offers a bold reinterpretation of the works of a seminal Scottish author and suggests new possibilities for the study of national literatures. Drawing on philosophy, sociology, politics, and religion as well as modern trends in literary theory, this book not only argues for Brown's continued importance, but also details a new model of the relationship between literature and community. Timothy C. Baker demonstrates that a community-based discussion of literature enriches any consideration of literary depictions of modern identity.Key Features: Offers the first philosophically-informed critique of George Mackay Brown Shows how fiction can contribute to an understanding of the problems of community in modernitySuggests new directions for the study of contemporary Scottish literature*Takes into account Brown's late and posthumous writings as well as unpublished material not covered before
• বিন্যাস: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• আইসবিএন: 9780748640935; 9783110780468
• ডিওআই: 10.1515/9780748640935?locatt=mode:legacy
• প্রবেশাধিকার: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Timothy Baker.

George Mackay Brown and the Philosophy of Community offers a bold reinterpretation of the works of a seminal Scottish author and suggests new possibilities for the study of national literatures. Drawing on philosophy, sociology, politics, and religion as well as modern trends in literary theory, thi...