Scottish Literature and Postcolonial Literature: Comparative Texts and Critical Perspectives

This groundbreaking collection is the first volume to map the relationship between Scottish literature and postcolonial studies. Despite Scottish involvement in the British Empire, the advent of devolution together with the development of Scottish literary traditions has encouraged critics to re-read Scottish texts in a postcolonial light. This collection compares Scottish writing to works produced in postcolonial countries. It proves the value of the postcolonial approach to Scottish literary studies and the challenge that Scottish literature poses to debates in postcolonialism.