The Fin-de-Siècle Scottish Revival: Romance, Decadence and Celtic Identity

Michael Shaw

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2019

The Fin-de-Siècle Scottish Revival

Romance, Decadence and Celtic Identity

Michael Shaw

In the series Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474433983

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About this book

Explores cultural defence and revivalism in Scottish literature and art

The first book-length, interdisciplinary study on fin-de-siècle Scotland
Unlocks Scottish writers’ and artists’ participation in neo-paganism, the occult revival, neo-Catholicism and japonisme
Informed by extensive analysis of under-explored archival materials, such as the Papers of Patrick Geddes
Richly illustrated with artworks, photographs and ephemera

As the Irish Revival took shape and the Home Rule debate dominated UK politics, what was happening in Scotland? This book reveals distinct but comparable concerns with cultural defence and revivalism in fin-de-siècle Scotland, evident in the work of a number of writers and artists including Robert Louis Stevenson, Patrick Geddes, Fiona Macleod, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Mona Caird, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Duncan and various contributors to The Evergreen. Situating Scottish literature and art alongside international developments in culture, especially the rise of decadence, symbolism and Celticism, Michael Shaw demonstrates the ways in which dissident fin-de-siècle styles and ideas supported and defined the Scottish Revival.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Series Editor’s Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 The Scottish Romance Revival Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
2 The Belgian Revival and Japonisme in Scotland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
3 Neo-Pagan Scotland: Fashioning Origins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
4 The Occult Revival Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
5 The Pageant Revival: Popularising Renascence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 33 B/W illustrations 13 colour illustrations
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474433983