A History of Scottish Women's Writing

This Is The First Comprehensive Critical Analysis Of Scottish Women's Writing From Its Recoverable Beginnings To The Present Day. Essays Cover Individual Writers - Such As Margaret Oliphant, Nan Shepherd, Muriel Spark And Liz Lochhead - As Well As Groups Of Writers Or Kinds Of Writing - Such As Women Poets And Dramatists, Or Gaelic Writing And The Legacy Of The Kailyard. In Addition To Poetry, Drama And Fiction, A Varied Body Of Non-fiction Writing Is Also Covered, Including Diaries, Memoirs, Biography And Autobiography, Didactic And Polemic Writing, And Popular And Periodical Writing For And By Women.