Reviewed by Danny Postel I was reluctant to review this book. With all the dramatic events in the Middle East today—the ISIS crisis, the siege of Kobanê, the deepening nightmare […]
From Issue 50, Winter 2014/15. On 5 September, sitting in Greyfriar’s Kirkyard in Edinburgh, I exercised my right to vote, resting my ballot paper on my knee, as I sat […]
One aspect of Scottish literature that has been receiving renewed attention is the widespread influence of Scottish writers within other cultures. From its first publication, Jean Toomer’s novel Cane (1923) has been recognized […]
A typical definition of the concept ‘Artistic License’ would outline the notion that the artist may be perceived as having freedom to distort some aspect of their subject in order to bring attention to, criticise, or satirize it...
LALLY PALAIS BULLY – A Case of Political License? By Johnny Rodger