Minority literatures and modernism : Scots, Breton, and Occitan, 1920-1990 / / William Calin

• Autore: Calin William
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000; ©2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Disciplina: 809/.9112
• Soggetto topico: Modernism (Literature) - France; Modernism (Literature) - Scotland; Scots Gaelic literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Occitan literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Breton literature - 20th century - History and criticism
• Soggetto geografico: Brittany (France) In literature; Provence (France) In literature; Scotland In literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Livres numeriques.; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; e-books.; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- SCOTLAND -- INTRODUCTION -- POETRY -- Hugh MacDiarmid -- Robert Garioch -- Sydney Goodsir Smith -- Tom Scott -- NOVEL -- Lewis Grassic Gibbon -- THEATRE -- Robert McLellan -- Donald Campbell -- BRITTANY -- INTRODUCTION -- POETRY -- Roparz Hemon -- Maodez Glanndour -- Anjela Duval -- NOVEL -- Youenn Drezen -- Roparz Hemon -- Per Denez -- THEATRE -- Per Jakez Helias -- OCCITANIA -- INTRODUCTION -- POETRY -- Max-Philippe Delavouët -- Rene Nelli -- Bernard Manciet -- NOVEL -- Jean Boudou -- Robert Lafont -- Jean-Claude Forêt -- THEATRE. ; Robert Lafont -- POSTMODERN -- Breizh -- Occitania -- Scotland -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Scots Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: "A renascence of literature written in minority languages has been taking place in Europe. In this study, William Calin offers a comparative analysis of three twentieth-century minority-language literatures flourishing today in the United Kingdom and France - literatures written in Scots, Breton, and Occitan." "For each of the three literatures, Calin examines the major writers and their masterpieces in poetry, the novel, and theatre. His thesis is that all three literatures have evolved in a like manner, repudiating their sentimental, romantic folk heritage and undertaking to create in terms of European modernism and postmodernism. Combining a variety of modern critical approaches with theoretical and cultural considerations, Calin demonstrates the intrinsic importance of these literatures and their contribution to culture in both aesthetic and broadly human terms. His conclusion raises a number of questions: Is there a common form of narrative prevalent in minority cultures that is neither realism nor metafiction? Is the minority-language theatre limited to plots treating past history and the rural present? How can high modernist poetry express regional concerns yet attain universality? What constraints are imposed on writers working in minority languages, and what traits will be shared by minority literatures?" "Calin's pioneering study is the first comparative examination of the Scots, Breton, and Occitan achievements as parts of an international, European totality, underscoring in comparative terms their contribution to Europe as a whole."--Jacket
• Titolo autorizzato: Minority literatures and modernism
• ISBN: 1-281-99591-6; 9786611995911; 1-4426-7728-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780570703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II