William Wallace: A National Tale examines the elision of Wallace's after-life into narrative ascendency, dominating the ideology and politics of nationalism in Scotland. This narrative is conceptualised as the national tale, a term taken out of its literary moorings to scrutinise how the personal biography of a medieval patriot has been evoked and presented as the nation's biography over seven centuries of time.
- ISBN13 9780748685394
- Publish Date 15 October 2014 (first published 19 April 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Edinburgh University Press
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English