Scotland and the fictions of geography : North Britain, 1760-1830 / Penny Fielding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fielding, Penny, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 78.

Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scottish literature--18th century--History and criticism.

Scottish literature.

Scottish literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature--Scottish authors--History and criticism.

English literature.

Place (Philosophy) in literature.

Geographical perception--Scotland--History.

Geographical perception.

Literature and society--Scotland--History.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History.

Human geography--Scotland--History.

Human geography.

Romanticism--Scotland.

Romanticism.

Romanticism--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Scotland & the Fictions of Geography

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the relationship between England and Scotland and the interaction between history and geography, Penny Fielding explores how Scottish literature in the Romantic period was shaped by the understanding of place and space. This book examines geography as a form of regional, national and global definition, addressing national surveys, local stories, place-names and travel writing, and argues that the case of Scotland complicates the identification of Romanticism with the local. Fielding considers Scotland as 'North Britain' in a period when the North of Europe was becoming a strong cultural and political identity, and explores ways in which Scotland was both formative and disruptive of British national consciousness. Containing studies of Robert Burns, Walter Scott and James Hogg, as well as the lesser-known figures of Anne Grant and Margaret Chalmers, this study discusses an exceptionally broad range of historical, geographical, scientific, linguistic, antiquarian and political writing from throughout North Britain.

Contents:

North Britain

Burns, place and language

Great north roads : the geometries of the nation

Antiquarianism and the inscription of the nation

Ultima Thule : the limits of the north

Norths : James Hogg and post-enlightenment space.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-229) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20143-8

1-139-81076-6

1-107-31677-4

1-107-32216-2

1-107-31774-6

1-107-31866-1

1-299-39984-3

1-107-31581-6

0-511-72004-1