'This Desolate and Appalling Landscape': The Journey North in Contemporary Scottish Gothic.

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    • Subject Terms:
      HIGHLANDS (Scotland); SCOTLAND
    • Abstract:
      The journey North is a recurrent motif throughout the Gothic literary tradition, often representing a journey back in time to a more primitive location where conventional rules do not apply. Within the context of contemporary Scottish Gothic this journey continues to involve a temporal regression. The North of Scotland, and specifically the Highlands, is still a Gothic location, allowing for an interrogation of the homogenising notion of 'national identity'. In this article the journey North is explored in the work of contemporary writers and film directors including Iain Banks, Alan Warner, David Mackenzie, and Neil Marshall. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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