Reading Scotland with Davina Hachgenei

In modern (historical) research, both Walter Bower’s Scotichronicon (ca. 1445) and John Barbour’s The Bruce (1375), are deemed Scottish national treasures. Not only are they early witnesses to Scotland’s sovereignty and independence, but also the only surviving written sources for the times they give an account of. Even today, research on these texts is concerned almost exclusively with the topic of nation and nationhood (with the focus often placed on Scotland’s rivalry with its English neighbour) thus narrowing down the texts’ broad scope. A text-based, i.e. narratological, analysis opens up the perspective and takes into account the historical-cultural dimension of the respective artefacts. Thus evaluated, both texts are revealed as diverse and complex cultural products that deal with contingency and create meaning far beyond mere notions of nation and nationality.
Scotland Hub’s ‘Reading Scotland’ is a virtual community bringing together Germans and Scots and all who have an interest in Scottish life and literature. The lecture and event series is organised by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Sigrid Rieuwerts.
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