Contributions to English, Irish and American Periodicals
James Hogg author Adrian Hunter editor Barbara Leonardi editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:1st Dec '20
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Gathers together Hogg's writing for magazines beyond Scotland Beginning with the short story 'The Long Pack', first published in a London miscellany in 1809, and concluding with 'The Rose of Plora', a poem printed posthumously in a New York eclectic magazine in 1841, the collection spans the full period of Hogg's life as a professional writer. Several pieces are reprinted in this book for the first time. A detailed introduction explores Hogg's complex relationship to the periodicals market in Scotland and overseas, while an extensive Appendix records the many hundreds of reprints of his work in newspapers and magazines around the world. Each text is introduced and fully annotated, and its publication history accounted for. A glossary aids readers unfamiliar with the Scots language.
At last, a volume of Hogg’s works that reveals his remarkable national and international reach and influence. This carefully edited and comprehensively annotated collection of Hogg’s contributions to periodicals in England, Ireland, and North America vividly demonstrates that the appeal of the Ettrick Shepherd outside of Scotland resulted from his unparalleled mastery of a range of dialects, genres and modes, and subject matter. * Holly Faith Nelson, Trinity Western University *
This outstanding volume of Hogg works contains a sparkling and energetic array of poetry and prose. It will delight both scholars who wish to understand these compelling periodical pieces in a deep socio-historical context and lovers of literature who are looking for a sampler of the power of Hogg’s writing. * Sharon Alker, Whitman College *
ISBN: 9780748695980
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 654g
294 pages