Can the peasants speak? Revisiting scotting history in Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset song

Autores

  • Carolina de Pinho Santoro Lopes Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

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History, fictional discourse, Scotland

Resumo

In his novel Sunset Song, Lewis Grassic Gibbon gives voice to the perspective of peasants from the northeast of Scotland, rewriting events of Scottish history in a new light. This paper aims at analyzing the representation of the history of Scotland in the narrative, as well as exploring the influence of the author’s political position and viewpoint on his work. A sympathizer of left-wing ideologies, Gibbon strongly criticizes the elite and praises historical figures whom he considers popular leaders.

Biografia do Autor

Carolina de Pinho Santoro Lopes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Mestre em Literaturas de Língua Inglesa (UERJ)

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Publicado

2016-06-15

Como Citar

Lopes, C. de P. S. (2016). Can the peasants speak? Revisiting scotting history in Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset song. Palimpsesto - Revista Do Programa De Pós-Graduação Em Letras Da UERJ, 15(22), 34–50. Recuperado de https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/palimpsesto/article/view/35044