{"product_id":"the-fin-de-siecle-scottish-revival-romance-decadence-and-celtic-identity-paperback","title":"The Fin-De-Siècle Scottish Revival: Romance, Decadence and Celtic Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores cultural defence and revivalism in Scottish literature and art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book-length, interdisciplinary study on fin-de-si cle\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eScotland\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnlocks Scottish writers' and artists' participation in neo-paganism, the occult revival, neo-Catholicism and japonisme\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformed by extensive analysis of under-explored archival materials, such as the Papers of Patrick Geddes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRichly illustrated with artworks, photographs and ephemera \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the Irish Revival took shape and the Home Rule debate dominated UK politics, what was happening in Scotland? This book reveals distinct but comparable concerns with cultural defence and revivalism in fin-de-siècle Scotland, evident in the work of a number of writers and artists including Robert Louis Stevenson, Patrick Geddes, Fiona Macleod, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Mona Caird, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Duncan and various contributors to \u003ci\u003eThe Evergreen\u003c\/i\u003e. Situating Scottish literature and art alongside international developments in culture, especially the rise of decadence, symbolism and Celticism, Michael Shaw demonstrates the ways in which dissident fin-de-siècle styles and ideas supported and defined the Scottish Revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores cultural defence and revivalism in Scottish literature and art As the Irish Revival took shape and the Home Rule debate dominated UK politics, what was happening in Scotland? This book reveals distinct but comparable concerns with cultural defence and revivalism in fin-de-siècle Scotland, evident in the work of a number of writers and artists including Robert Louis Stevenson, Patrick Geddes, Fiona Macleod, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Mona Caird, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Duncan and various contributors to The Evergreen. Situating Scottish literature and art alongside international developments in culture, especially the rise of decadence, symbolism and Celticism, Michael Shaw demonstrates the ways in which dissident fin-de-siècle styles and ideas supported and defined the Scottish Revival. Michael Shaw is Lecturer in Scottish Literature at the University of Stirling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Shaw is Lecturer in Scottish Literature at the University of Stirling, having previously held posts at the Universities of Kent, Glasgow and Strathclyde. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eA Friendship in Letters: Robert Louis Stevenson \u0026amp; J. M. Barrie\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Sandstone Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.98 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161148952711,"sku":"9781474433969","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/aa144ea6f9e2ec40446ff0c7ac9a24f7.webp?v=1733278737","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-fin-de-siecle-scottish-revival-romance-decadence-and-celtic-identity-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}