Selected Essays on Scottish Language and Literature: A Festschrift in Honor of Allan H. MacLaineSteven R. McKenna This is a selection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field of Scottish studies, covering the literary traditions of Scotland from the ancient poetry of the picts to Scots translations of Italian poems in the 20th century. |
Contents
Henrysons Construction of his Audience | 13 |
David Parkinson Prescriptions for Laughter in Some Middle Scots Poems | 27 |
Scottish Goliard | 41 |
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