Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840

Book Overview

This collection foregrounds 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367591510
• ISBN13: 9780367591519
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"