Devolving English Literature | Devolving English Literature

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Author: Robert Crawford
First Published: 1992
Type of Work: Literary history
Time of Work: 1780-1990’s
Setting: Scotland, England, and the United States
Principal Characters: Sir Walter Scott, Tobias Smollett, Robert Burns, Thomas Carlyle
Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
Subjects: United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Literature, England or English people, Scotland or Scottish people, Anthropology or anthropologists
Locales: United States, England, Scotland

Devolving English Literature attempts to deconstruct the received literary history that posits an “English Literature” that somehow would include Scottish, Irish, and Australian elements within it. Crawford wishes to redirect critics and readers to the provincial aspects of literature, especially Scottish literature, that remain embedded in what is called “English Literature.” He is a professor of modern Scottish literature, and his major interest seems to be in restoring Scottish literature to a separate and honored place distinct from English literature, although he...

Devolving English Literature | Devolving English Literature

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