The eighteenth century was a time of dramatic change and drastic upheaval in Scotland, from the Treaty of Union with England in 1707, through Jacobite rebellions in the Highlands, to the Scottish Enlightenment. This was the century when Scottish writing exploded across the globe, from Hume and Smith, from Macpherson's Ossian, from Burns and from Scott, transforming world literature and culture. Crossing the Highland Line is a new collection of essays examining this crucial period, exploring the literary connections and influences across Scotland, and tracing the links between those who wrote...
The eighteenth century was a time of dramatic change and drastic upheaval in Scotland, from the Treaty of Union with England in 1707, through Jacobite...
Tolkien famously rejected comparison of his Ring with Wagners, though there is good evidence that Tolkien knew much more about Der Ring des Nibelungen than he let on after the publication of The Lord of the Rings. Analysis of that work from a Wagnerian point of view enables consideration of it in a new way. By exploring the parallels between Wagners Ring and Tolkiens, a fresh interpretation of Tolkiens work emerges, one that hinges on associating Gandalf with Wotan. Like Wagners god, Gandalf has to find a way of solving the problems posed by the Ring and like Wotan he cannot succeed without...
Tolkien famously rejected comparison of his Ring with Wagners, though there is good evidence that Tolkien knew much more about Der Ring des Nibelungen...
Christopher MacLachlan, John Patrick Pazdziora, Ginger Stelle
George MacDonald is the acknowledged forefather of later fantasy writers. This collection of sixteen essays examines MacDonald's place in the Victorian literary scene, his engagement with his contemporaries and his interactions with the social, political and theological movements of his age.
George MacDonald is the acknowledged forefather of later fantasy writers. This collection of sixteen essays examines MacDonald's place in the Victoria...
