Throughout the twentieth century Scottish literary studies was dominated by a critical consensus addressing the contemporary anti-Catholic atmosphere which resulted in a re-reading of the Reformation. This book contains essays that show that such a consensus appears untenable in light research and a detailed survey of Scottish literature.
'[The volume] goes some way towards putting a blinkered view of the period to condign rest, and for that reason alone deserves to be read.' Times Literary Supplement 'Like the vibrant material it discusses, this volume sparkles and the pacy concision of each essay convincingly drives the argument for a positive re-evaluation of early modern Scottish literature.' English Historical Review 'Individually, these essays are distinguished pieces of scholarship, and the collection as a whole makes its point effectively. Historians and literary scholars need to gel together in this sort of way in order to produce a rounded picture of that complex phenomenon which is called the Scottish reformation.' Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte 'In this volume literary scholars and historians offer a timely reassessment of the period. ... This volume deserves a place on the shelf...' Sixteenth Century Journal '... its main strength is that it recognizes limited unifying features in the literature of the Scottish Reformation (the centrality of the Bible to almost all religious writing and the linkages between Anglicization and Protestantism, for example), while highlighting, and celebrating, the confessional, linguistic, and ideological ambiguities lurking within these texts.' Journal of British Studies 'With such a diverse range of disciplines on offer, each related to the religious literature of the Scottish Reformation, Early Modern scholars from many different disciplines will find something of interest in this work. On the whole these varying approaches to the material are brought together in a well thought out manner, and as a result this book works very well as a single entity, and should appeal to theologians, historians, and linguists alike.' Reformation and Renaissance Review
