Benchimol, Alex edt Benchimol, Alex oth McKeever, Gerard Lee edt McKeever, Gerard Lee oth text xx Taylor & Francis 2018 monographic eng 1 online resource (248 p.) 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 Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English 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 9781351056427 9781351056427 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36586 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36586 Free-to-read All rights reserved oapen 210210 20260305123949.0 doab36586