Sir George Watson Gordon Februari 19, 2021 James Hogg at 250: the farmhand who became one of Scotland’s greatest storytellers Daniel Cook, University of Dundee Despite little formal education, Hogg wrote one of the finest novels in Scottish literature, a disturbing tale of the divided self that still resonates.
Barking. eAlisa Maret 16, 2018 Most Scottish authors want to break up the Union – why don’t they write about it? Colin Kidd, University of St Andrews dan Gerard Carruthers, University of Glasgow The politics may have changed over the years, but the literary obsessions of ‘northern Britain’ seem hard to shake.
The Devil infiltrates the righteous – or does he? Untitled Projects Agustus 19, 2015 Confessions of a Justified Sinner captures the modern condition perfectly Valentina Bold, University of Glasgow One of the highlights of this year’s Edinburgh festival, the confusion and uncertainty in James Hogg’s classic is all too familiar to us.