Abstract
Literary Jacobitism can be detected in anything from late-seventeenth century epic to twenty-first century speculative fiction, and even as far back as the Caroline court poetry of ruralism and retreat. The spirit of Jacobite heroism runs through the Ossian poems, though they are set many centuries prior, and rework ancient Irish mythologies alongside Gaelic motifs and Anglo-Scottish sentimentalism. The most celebrated Gaelic poet of the Jacobite century, Alastair, mac Mhaighstir Alastair, had a particularly fulsome range covering everything from personal lyricism to occasional satire. Political Jacobitism remained a live concern in the Romantic period, and often merged with Jacobinism, among other things. One of the most famous Neo-Jacobite novels, Violet Jacob's Flemington includes strong historical detail, and even features a thinly veiled version of David Erskine, a prominent Jacobite sympathizer.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | A Companion to Scottish Literature |
Editors | Gerrard Carruthers |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Chapter | 18 |
Pages | 218-232 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119651550 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781119651444 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- Caroline court poetry
- Jacobite century
- Jacobite heroism
- Neo-Jacobite novels
- literary Jacobitism
- political Jacobitism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities