Hugh MacDiarmid 1923-2023 - Scroll: Scottish Cultural Review of Language and Literature Hardcover

Book Synopsis

This edited volume provides a contemporary reappraisal of the work and legacy of Hugh MacDiarmid, presenting new perspectives from an international group of researchers. Addressing pivotal elements of MacDiarmid's biography, politics, aesthetics and multilingual literary practice, this collection contextualises his writing within current critical discussions and evolving perceptions of modernism, nationalism, and cultural identity. The essays illuminate the complexities and continuities of MacDiarmid's career, reassessing his contribution to twentieth-century literature and its relevance today. This volume is suitable for scholars, students, and informed readers, and it promotes renewed academic engagement with one of Scotland's most influential and controversial literary figures.

About the Author

Camille Manfredi is Professor of Scottish literature and visual arts at the University of Western Brittany. She recently co-edited Scottish Writing after Devolution: Edges of the New (2022) and Intermedial Art Practices as Cultural Resilience (2024).

Fiona Paterson completed her PhD in Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow in 2024 on Hugh MacDiarmid and world language. She has published on MacDiarmid and Rachel Annand Taylor, presented widely, and edited The Kelvingrove Review as postgraduate editor.

Philippe Laplace is Professor at the University Marie et Louis Pasteur (Besançon). He is the author of a 2006 monograph on Neil M. Gunn and currently researches St Kilda and its literary representation within Scottish and broader cultural studies.