This revelatory study explores how Scottish history plays, especially since the 1930s, raise issues of ideology, national identity, historiography, mythology, gender and especially Scottish language.
Emeritus Professor in Drama at Kingston University, UK, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow University, Ian Brown’s previous posts include Dean of Arts, Queen Margaret University, and Drama Director, Arts Council of Great Britain. Published widely on theatre history and cultural matters, he is a playwright and poet.
Introduction.- Chapter one. Playwrights and History.- Chapter two. History, Mythology and “Re-presentation” of events.- Chapter three. Language, Ideology and Identity.- Chapter four. The creation of a “missing” tradition.- Chapter five. Revealing hidden histories.- Chapter six. The re-visioning of history.- Chapter seven. Alternative visions.- Chapter eight.Re-constructing the deconstructed.- Chapter nine. Conclusion.
Ian Brown, Thomas Clancy, Susan Manning, Murray Pittock, Kingston University and Glasgow University) Brown, Ian (Emeritus Professor in Drama and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow) Clancy, Thomas (Lecturer in the Department of Celtic, University of Edinburgh) Manning, Susan (Grierson Professor of English Literature, and Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Glasgow) Pittock, Murray (Bradley Professor and Pro Vice-Principal_x000D_
Ian Brown, Thomas Clancy, Susan Manning, Murray Pittock, Kingston University and Glasgow University) Brown, Ian (Emeritus Professor in Drama and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow) Clancy, Thomas (Lecturer in the Department of Celtic, University of Edinburgh) Manning, Susan (Grierson Professor of English Literature, and Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Glasgow) Pittock, Murray (Bradley Professor and Pro Vice-Principal_x000D_
Ian Brown, Kingston University and Glasgow University) Brown, Ian (Emeritus Professor in Drama and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Scottish Literature