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 Learning Journeys
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Introduction
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The Learning Journeys on this
site are intended to offer you a guide to the different genres and traditions
within Scottish literature. The titles on the right are eight categories chosen
to form loose groups of writers who can be related to each other. Begin with the
introduction from Carl MacDougall, and then follow each theme chronologically
through the selected group of authors.
For example, by clicking on the Reformers and Radicals link you'll find an introduction explaining why and how this became a Scottish literary tradition, and you'll also find a selection of files on different authors who worked within this tradition, from Robert Burns to modern Glaswegian authors like James Kelman.
The Learning Journeys are all about making connections between different writers.
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Sense of Place |
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| Many writers are connected to a certain
place, and they make it live in the imagination. |
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Reformers and Radicals
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| Scotland has been a hotbed of radicalism
for centuries. |
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Scottish Fantasies
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| Fantasy and realism have always stood
side by side in Scottish fiction and verse. |
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Tartan Myths
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| Some of Scotland's most famous traditions
were literary inventions. |
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The Response to Religion
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| The Protestant Reformation changed
Scotland forever. Writers often opposed the Kirk. |
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Women Writers
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| A number of Scotland's greatest
writers have been women, some of whom have been sadly overlooked. |
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Scotland's Languages
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| Scottish writing has been blessed
with the influence of three different languages. |
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Traveller's Tales
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| Migration has been a powerful cultural
force, often reflected in literature. |
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