Prophecy, Imagination and Nationhood
by
Elsa Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
This book explores the phenomenon of second sight in nineteenth-century literature and culture. Second sight is a form of prophetic vision associated with the folklore of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Described in Gaelic as the An-da-shealladh or ‘the two sights’, those in possession of...