1. Fragments of Union : Making Connections in Scottish and American Writing
- Author
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S. Manning and S. Manning
- Subjects
- Comparative literature--American and Scottish, American literature--History and criticism, Comparative literature--Scottish and American, English literature--Scottish authors--History and criticism, Scottish literature--Appreciation--United States, American literature--Scottish influences, Scottish literature--History and criticism
- Abstract
Fragments of Union, a new approach to comparative literary studies, is about forms of connections: between nations, literatures, individuals, words. It asks how, and why, connections get severed, and about the nature of the pieces that remain. Interdisciplinary readings of writings by Scots and Americans re-draw the literary map of both countries during the Enlightenment and Romantic periods. Political, philosophical, cultural and grammatical dimensions give its analysis sharp relevance to the new conditions presented by devolved government in Britain.
- Published
- 2002