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R.B. Cunninghame Graham and Scotland : party, prose, and political aesthetic / Lachlan Munro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Munro, Lachlan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine), 1852-1936.
- Cunninghame Graham, R. B.
- Politicians--Scotland.
- Politicians.
- Authors, Scottish--20th century.
- Authors, Scottish.
- Scotland--Politics and government--19th century.
- Scotland.
- Scotland--Politics and government--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- Explores the complex life of this controversial and enigmatic Scot, and his contribution to Scottish life and letters.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Note on Correspondence
- Prologue: The Gentleman Adventurer
- Introduction: The Periodic Legend
- PART I ‘THE PRENTICE POLITICIAN’, 1885–92
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Land and Labour: Words Adorned by Reason
- 2 Political Influences: Metamorphosis
- 3 Parliament: The Practical Idealist
- 4 Political Journalism: Confidence and Impunity
- 5 Empire: Imperial Sceptic
- 6 Colonialism: The Hand of Man
- 7 Ireland and Scotland: A Patient Realist
- Part 1 Conclusion
- PART II ‘THE FOUNTAIN OF HIS BRAIN’, 1893–1913
- Part II Introduction
- 8 Labour: An Aristocratic Minority
- 9 Literary Career: A Queer Potency
- 10 Empire: The Insidious Bacillus
- 11 The Sketches: A Secondary Storyteller
- 12 Colonialism: Misdirected Labours
- 13 Scotland: The Familiar Kail-yard
- Part II Conclusion
- PART III ‘THE FLESHLY TENEMENT’, 1914–36
- Part III Introduction
- 14 Labour: Touched by Pitch
- 15 Empire and Colonialism: Volte-face
- 16 Scotland: Awakening of a Nation
- 17 Continuing Literary Works: Things Unalike
- 18 Obituaries and Appreciations: An Immortal Type
- Part III Conclusion
- Conclusion
- The Literature
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2024).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-9828-0
- OCLC:
- 1312726040
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