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In this book Timothy C. Baker situates George Mackay Brown's work within a broad literary and philosophical context to articulate how his novels engage with the question of community.

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Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue. -- J. Linden Bicket Scottish Literary Review Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue.

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Introduction: Problems of Community in the Scottish Novel; 1: The Fictive Community: Greenvoe; 2: Sainthood-towards-death: Magnus; 3: The Individual Community and the Community of Individuals; 4: Community and the Self; Conclusion: Scotland, Utopia, and the Future of Community; Works Cited; Index.

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/06/2009
      ISBN13: 9780748638123, 978-0748638123
      ISBN10: 0748638121
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this book Timothy C. Baker situates George Mackay Brown's work within a broad literary and philosophical context to articulate how his novels engage with the question of community.

      Trade Review
      Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue. -- J. Linden Bicket Scottish Literary Review Baker's philosophical and sociologically informed criticism is refreshing and timely... Baker's study is a real contribution to Brown criticism which is long overdue.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Problems of Community in the Scottish Novel; 1: The Fictive Community: Greenvoe; 2: Sainthood-towards-death: Magnus; 3: The Individual Community and the Community of Individuals; 4: Community and the Self; Conclusion: Scotland, Utopia, and the Future of Community; Works Cited; Index.

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