James Hogg's the Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Author : Douglas Gifford,John Shedden

Published : Monday 20 October 2008

ISBN : 9780948877827

Price : €17.49

Description

Professor Douglas Gifford, Emeritus Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, explores James Hoggs most famous work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. This shocking tale of a ministers son who believes himself chosen by God to punish those he sees as evil-doers, and who has a mysterious guide in all his atrocities, has been labelled a Gothic story - yet it has more in common with traditional Scottish folk-tales, but with the alternative possibility of an astonishingly modern reading, in which there are no devils and no wonders, only the delusions of a diseased mind.Professor Gifford guides the listener through the turns and twists of the novel, accompanied by atmospheric readings of selections from the text by John Shedden. Both psychological and supernatural elements are explored, along with the background to Hogg and his works.This double-disk audio CD makes an excellent tool for classroom use or for home study.

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