Recovering Scottish history : John Hill Burton and Scottish national identity in the nineteenth century / Craig Beveridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beveridge, Craig, author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burton, John Hill, 1809-1881.

Burton, John Hill.

Historians--Scotland.

Historians.

Historiography--Scotland--History--19th century.

Historiography.

Scotland--Historiography.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Providing a reassessment of John Hill Burton, a significant figure in 19th-century Scottish thought, this book presents a revision of the predominant historiographic interpretation of 19th century Scotland. It traces Burton's remarkably diverse social and intellectual acquaintance, and equally varied literary endeavours, from his early life and education in 1820s Aberdeen to his increasingly prominent profile in the Edinburgh of Scott, Jeffrey and Cockburn.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction: Recovering Hill Burton

1 Perspectives on Scottish History in the Nineteenth Century

2 Burton in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, 1809–49

3 Turning to History, Edinburgh, 1850–70

4 Utilitarian History

5 Romantic History

6 Gothic History

7 History as Theatre

8 On the Pedestal, 1871–81

9 History and Heritage: The Revival of Scottish National Identity

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 20, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Beveridge, Craig Recovering Scottish History

ISBN:

1-4744-9149-9

1-3995-1364-8

1-4744-9148-0

OCLC:

1303673675