Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840
Benchimol, Alex
Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840 - Taylor & Francis 2018 - 1 online resource (248 p.)
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The first applied research volume in Scottish Romanticism, this collection foregrounds the concept of progress as 'improvement' as a constitutive theme of Scottish writing during the long eighteenth century. It explores improvement as the animating principle behind Scotland's post-1707 project of modernization, a narrative both shaped and reflected in the literary sphere. It represents a vital moment in Romantic studies, as a 'four-nations' interrogation of the British context reaches maturity. Equally, the volume contributes to a central concern in the study of Scottish culture, amplifying a critical synthesis of Romanticism and Enlightenment. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781351056427_oachapter9.pdf
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English
9781351056427 9781351056427
10.4324/9781351056427 doi
European history
General and world history
History
Adam Budd Alex Deans century courant edinburgh eighteenth enlightenment evening Gerard Carruthers Gerard Lee McKeever late magazine Megan Coyer Michael Morris Nigel Leask Penny Fielding Sarah Sharp scotland scots Tom Furniss
Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840 - Taylor & Francis 2018 - 1 online resource (248 p.)
Free-to-read
The first applied research volume in Scottish Romanticism, this collection foregrounds the concept of progress as 'improvement' as a constitutive theme of Scottish writing during the long eighteenth century. It explores improvement as the animating principle behind Scotland's post-1707 project of modernization, a narrative both shaped and reflected in the literary sphere. It represents a vital moment in Romantic studies, as a 'four-nations' interrogation of the British context reaches maturity. Equally, the volume contributes to a central concern in the study of Scottish culture, amplifying a critical synthesis of Romanticism and Enlightenment. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781351056427_oachapter9.pdf
All rights reserved
English
9781351056427 9781351056427
10.4324/9781351056427 doi
European history
General and world history
History
Adam Budd Alex Deans century courant edinburgh eighteenth enlightenment evening Gerard Carruthers Gerard Lee McKeever late magazine Megan Coyer Michael Morris Nigel Leask Penny Fielding Sarah Sharp scotland scots Tom Furniss