Lauriston lectures: Invisible and Subterranean Creatures: Fairies in Scottish Literature

J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan is perhaps the Scottish 'fairy story' most readily conjured up in our minds, but Scottish fairies have a rich literary history. Sarah Dunnigan will explore some of the ways in which Scotland's writers and artists have been fascinated by these dark, elusive, and magical beings, from their origins in the medieval period.