Publisher's Synopsis
This special issue of Studies in Scottish Literature, guest-edited by Dr. Anna Vaninskaya of the University of Edinburgh, brings a fresh perspective on its topic, focusing on 20th and 21st century Scottish-Russian literary interrelationships. In contrast to traditional reception studies, these essays show influence as moving in both directions, with Scottish writers reacting to Russian literature as well as Russians responding to Scots. As Dr. Vaninskaya's introduction makes clear, from each side of the cultural interaction, there has been continuing recognition and engagement with the other tradition. Following Anna Vaninskaya's introduction, articles in the issue include: Natalia Koh Vid on Translations of Burns in the Russian Book Market; Rania Karoula on the theatre companies Blue Blouse and 7:84; Ksenija Horvat on Liz Lochhead and Chekhov; Rose France on Stevenson, Dostoevsky, and Nabokov; and Patrick Crotty on Hugh MacDiarmid and Russia, a major new essay drawing on research for the forthcoming Complete Collected Poems of Hugh MacDiarmidFounded in 1963, Studies in Scottish Literature, the first refereed scholarly journal in its field, remains a leading forum for scholarly discussion and research. Edited by Patrick Scott and Tony Jarrells, of the University of South Carolina, with the support of a distinguished international advisory board, the journal publishes articles on all periods of Scottish literature.
