Lewis Grassic Gibbon: Sunset Song (undergrad) Open University
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Course Description
This unit begins by locating debates about what literature is for in the context of Scotland in the 1930s. There follows a part-by-part textual analysis of Sunset Song in the light of these concerns. Finally, we consider debates over Sunset Song from the 1930s to the present, looking at the reviews of the first edition, the disagreements over its nationalist or socialist credentials, and its place in contemporary Scottish education and culture.
In order to get the most out of studying this unit you will need access to a copy of Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon (ISBN 1841957569), which is referred to throughout the unit. We recommend you read through Sunset Song before beginning the unit.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
- illustrate how Sunset Song has a value as a work of literature separate from its propagandistic ambitions;
- describe how Sunset Song qualifies as literature that serves an instrumental function by providing a critique of capitalism.
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