| Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840 Contributor(s): Benchimol, Alex (Editor), McKeever, Gerard Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367591510 ISBN-13: 9780367591519 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 18th Century - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.914 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |