Working Verse in Victorian Scotland: Poetry, Press, Community

Citation

Blair K (2019) Working Verse in Victorian Scotland: Poetry, Press, Community. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/working-verse-in-victorian-scotland-9780198843795?cc=gb&lang=en&

Abstract
- A study of working-class poetry and poetics in Victorian Britain with particular focus on Sottish literature - Recovers the work of over 50 named working-class poets, most of whom have received no critical attention to date - Discusses a large sample of newspaper poetry columns, providing the most detailed study of how the provincial press supported working-class literature - Challenges previous narratives about Scottish Victorian literature and presents evidence of an active, lively, and political culture of local writing in this period

People

Professor Kirstie Blair

Dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities, AH Management and Support Team