The History of Scottish Literature

Literature & Fiction

Gifford, Douglas

Classics

Aberdeen Univ Pr

This is one of Hogg's longest and also one of his most original and daring works. Gillian Hughes's uncovering of the original manuscript in the Fales Library of New York University in August 2001 allows the editors to produce here a text that reflects Hogg's original intentions. Alongside the two main plots (the supernatural located at Aikwood Castle and the chivalric located at Roxburgh Castle) a series of embedded narratives provides the reader with, amongst other things, pictures of the traditional and timeless world of rural life in which Hogg had grown up and of early Scottish history. The name Sir Walter Scott (used through most of the manuscript) is restored and passages excised from the manuscript or omitted when the printed edition was prepared are included in the editorial apparatus. In several cases Hogg's more daringly explicit language has been brought back where the printed edition has bowdlerised or subdued the expression. The restoration of the name in particular makes explicit how mu

The three perils of man;: War, women and witchcraft;

Hogg, James

Association of Scottish Literary Studies

Scottish Academic Press for the Association of Scottish Literary Studies

Tales from the Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayans, Incas, Amazons, Patagonians, and other native peoples that once thrived south of the United States are matched with striking illustrations, a guide to the stories' symbolism, and much more.

Warriors, Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythology (World Mythology Series)

Children's Books

Peter Lowe

<p>Tales from the Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayans, Incas, Amazons, Patagonians, and other native peoples that once thrived south of the United States are matched with striking illustrations, a guide to the stories' symbolism, and much more.</p>

Warriors, Gods & Spirits from Central and South American Mythology (The World Mythology)

Sibbick, John

History

Peter Bedrick Books

A collection of myths and legends illustrating the customs and values of the South and Central American Indians

Warriors, Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythology (The World Mythology Series)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Guerreros, Dioses Y Espiritus De LA Mitologia De America/Warriors, Gods and Spirits of Central and South America Mythology/Serie Mitologias/Mythology. TEXTOS DE DOUGLAS GIFFORD AND ILLUSTRACIONES DE JOHN SIBBICK

Guerreros, Dioses Y Espiritus De LA Mitologia De America/Warriors, Gods and Spirits of Central and South America Mythology/Serie Mitologias/Mythology

Teen & Young Adult

Grupo Anaya Comercial

<p>Collected here are the major mythological tales from the many fascinating cultures that once thrived in what is present-day Mexico, south to the tip of South America. Stunning, full-color illustrations; index; map; and a guide to symbolism in the stories.</p>

Guerreros Dioses Y Espiritus De LA Mitologia De America Central Y Sudamerica/Warriors Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythology

Politics & Social Sciences

Lectorum Pubns

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