02850namaa2200685uu 4500 doab36586 oapen 20260305123949.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2018 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781351056427 9781351056427 10.4324/9781351056427 doi oapen oapen eng dc NH bicssc NHB bicssc NHD bicssc Benchimol, Alex edt Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840 Taylor & Francis 2018 1 online resource (248 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star 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 http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English European history bicssc General and world history bicssc History bicssc 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 Benchimol, Alex oth McKeever, Gerard Lee edt McKeever, Gerard Lee oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36586 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92946 92946