The Impact of Latin Culture on Medieval and Early Modern Scottish Writing

In the
late medieval and early modern periods, Scottish latinity had its distinctive
stamp, most intriguingly so in its effects upon the literary vernacular and on
themes of national identity. This
volume shows
how, when viewed through the prism of latinity, Scottish textuality was
distinctive and fecund. The flowering of Scottish writing owed itself to a
subtle combination of literary praxis, the ideal of eloquentia, and
ideological deftness, which enabled writers to service a burgeoning national
literary tradition.