Description:
In The Lily and the Thistle, William Calin argues for a reconsideration of the French impact on medieval and renaissance Scottish literature.
Brief description:
William Calin is a graduate research professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Florida.
Review Quotes:
"While we perhaps often take for granted the influence of French sources and genres on medieval texts, sometimes it takes a study like this to remind us of just how intertextual and international Scottish medieval and Renaissance literature was. The Lily and the Thistle provides fruitful approaches to thinking about the 'European-ness' of Scottish literature."
"The Lily and the Thistle is a valuable reference work in the field of Older Scots literature, re-opening the question of Franco-Scottish literary relations and providing both inspiration for new avenues of research and the means to initiate it."