The House with the Green Shutters is a dark, provocative novel, shining a harsh and unforgiving light into the inner recesses of small-town Scotland at the turn of the last century. Written as a response to social change, and as an antidote to the sentimentality of the 'Kailyard' school, the author called it "a brutal and bloody work"  -  although a thread of sly humour runs through the book as well.  Iain Crichton Smith's Scotnote explores this post-romantic masterpiece through a precise analysis of themes, characters, structure and language, and is ideal for senior school pupils and students.

George Douglas Brown's "The House with the Green Shutters" (Scotnotes)

Iain-Crichton-Smith

Literature & Fiction

Association for Scottish Literary Studies

The Poetry of Norman MacCaig (Scotnotes)

Scream, If You Want to Go Faster (New Writing Scotland)

Galloway, Janice

Whyte, Hamish

The Ghost of Liberace (New Writing Scotland Series)

KENNEDY,A.L.

Iain Crichton Smith was one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, writing in English and Gaelic. His poetry often concerns itself with unsentimental views of life in the Western Highlands and Islands, and his dislike of, and opposition to, dogmatic authority. John Blackburn's SCOTNOTE study guide analyses the religious, political and historical themes and patterns of Crichton Smith's work, and is a suitable guide for senior school pupils and students at all levels.

The Poetry of Iain Crichton Smith: (Scotnotes Study Guides)

John Blackburn

Reference

A sort of hot Scotland (New writing Scotland)

Robin Jenkins "The Cone Gatherers" (Scotnotes)

Teen & Young Adult

Scotland's ruine: Lockhart of Carnwath's memoirs of the Union (Association for Scottish Literary Studies)

George Lockhart

Robert Henryson, along with his contemporary William Dunbar, is one of the most significant figures of medieval Scottish literature and is a distinctive voice in the fifteenth-century Northern Renaissance. His subtle use of language and careful balance of humour with high seriousness presents a picture of a vigourous and compassionate intellect, firmly rooted in his society and yet engaging with the wider world. Gerald Baird's SCOTNOTE study guide explores Henryson's major works - the Fables, The Testament of Cresseid, Orpheus and Euridice and Robene and Makyne - and provides detailed information for senior school pupils and students at all levels.

The Poems of Robert Henryson (Scotnotes)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Some Sort of Embrace (No. 15, 1997)

Jamie, K.

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