Dialectics of improvement : Scottish Romanticism, 1786-1831 /

This publication develops new insight into the idea of progress as improvement, as the basis for an approach to literary Romanticism in the Scottish context.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKeever, Gerard Lee (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Colección:Edinburgh Critical Studies in Romanticism Ser.
Temas:
Baillie, Joanna > 1762-1851
Burns, Robert > 1759-1796
Galt, John > 1779-1839
Hogg, James > 1770-1835
Scott, Walter > 1771-1832
1700-1899
Romanticism > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Romanticism > Scotland > History > 19th century.
Scottish literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Scottish literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Romantisme > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Romantisme > Écosse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature écossaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature écossaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Romanticism
Scottish literature
Romantik
Verbesserung
Scotland
Schottland
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Robert Burns and 'Circling Time'
  • Chapter 2 Short Fictions of Improvement by James Hogg and Walter Scott
  • Chapter 3 'The Great Moral Object' in Joanna Baillie's Drama
  • Chapter 4 The Story of John Galt's Scottish Novels
  • Coda: 'There is no end to machinery'
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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