Bogeyman: MacDiarmid, Scotland, and the Critics
Journal Article
Lyall, S. (2022)
Bogeyman: MacDiarmid, Scotland, and the Critics. The Dark Horse, 46(Winter 2022/23), 106-107
The War Books Boom, 1928-1930
Journal Article
Frayn, A., & Houston, F. (2022)
The War Books Boom, 1928-1930. First World War Studies, 13(1), 25-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475020.2022.2129718
Based on a dataset of unparalleled extent containing nearly 1500 books, this article for the first time offers an analysis of the War Books Boom that combines the qualitative ...
Sacred Violence: W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, and The Revival of Ireland
Presentation / Conference
Lyall, S. (2022, September)
Sacred Violence: W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, and The Revival of Ireland. Presented at 'Crossing Borders', School of Humanities Seminar Series 2022/23, University of Strathclyde
This paper frames the Irish Revival as a meta-symbolical attempt to reinterpret and reimagine the cultural and political narrative of Irish history. It focuses on the manner i...
Scottish Scene, or The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Albyn
Book
Lyall, S. (in press)
Scottish Scene, or The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Albyn. Glasgow: Association for Scottish Literature
Scottish Scene, or The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Albyn was first published by Jarrolds in 1934. Widely reviewed at the time, it quickly became one of the most controversial t...
'Criminal Voice', Gender and (Sexual) Violence in Graeme Macrae Burnet's His Bloody Project
Presentation / Conference
Schwan, A. (2022, September)
'Criminal Voice', Gender and (Sexual) Violence in Graeme Macrae Burnet's His Bloody Project. Paper presented at European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) Conference, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
‘To “meddle wi’ the thistle”’: The Scottish Chapbook, Modernism, and Renaissance
Presentation / Conference
Lyall, S. (2022, August)
‘To “meddle wi’ the thistle”’: The Scottish Chapbook, Modernism, and Renaissance. Paper presented at MacDiarmid at 100, Online
The first number of The Scottish Chapbook was published in August 1922 and the journal ran until November/December 1923. The most important of MacDiarmid’s several journal pro...
Nan Shepherd, Scotland and the nature of rural modernism
Presentation / Conference
Lyall, S. (2022, June)
Nan Shepherd, Scotland and the nature of rural modernism. Paper presented at The 3rd World Congress of Scottish Literatures, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Writing Science Fiction: Top Tips from a Sci-Fi Bestseller
Other
Lam, L. (2022)
Writing Science Fiction: Top Tips from a Sci-Fi Bestseller. [Blog]
A blog post for Jericho Writers on writing Science Fiction
Dictionary Entry: 'Lewis Spence'
Other
Lyall, S. (2022)
Dictionary Entry: 'Lewis Spence'. Edinburgh
Dictionary Entry: 'Nan Shepherd'
Other
Lyall, S. (2022)
Dictionary Entry: 'Nan Shepherd'. Edinburgh