‘A reflection of the contrasts’: Scottish Literature and World War I
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Surveys the varying interpretations of Scottish Great War Literature put forward by scholars and suggests the critical reception of Scottish World War I literature has, at times, been too focused on generalisations of the effects of World War I on Scottish writing. The Introduction situates the collection within wider trends in World War I literary scholarship and provides a summary of Scotland’s historical role in the war – on the home and military fronts.