Walter Scott and Modernity / / Andrew Lincoln.
Walter Scott and Modernity argues that, far from turning away from modernity to indulge a nostalgic vision of the past, Scott uses the past as means of exploring key problems in the modern world.This study includes critical introductions to some of the most widely read poems published in nineteenth-...
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Lincoln, Andrew, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Walter Scott and Modernity / Andrew Lincoln. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2007 1 online resource (264 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Towards the Modern Nation -- 3 The Condition of England -- 4 Western Identities and the Orient -- 5 Commerce, Civilisation, War, and the Highlands -- 6 Liberal Dilemmas: Scott and Covenanting Tradition -- 7 Liberal Dilemmas: Liberty or Alienation? -- 8 Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Walter Scott and Modernity argues that, far from turning away from modernity to indulge a nostalgic vision of the past, Scott uses the past as means of exploring key problems in the modern world.This study includes critical introductions to some of the most widely read poems published in nineteenth-century Britain (which are also the most scandalously neglected), and insights into the narrative strategies and ideological interests of some of Scott's greatest novels. It explores the impact of the French revolution on attitudes to tradition, national heritage, historical change and modernity in the romantic period, considers how the experience of empire influenced ideas about civilized identity, and how ideas of progress could be used both to rationalise the violence of empire and to counteract demands for political reform. It also shows how current issues of debate - from relations between Western and Islamic cultures, to the political significance of the private conscience in a liberal society - are anticipated in the romantic era.Key FeaturesExplains the historical, political and aesthetic significance of Scott's 'Tory scepticism'Considers the relationship between Scott's interests and twentieth-first-century debates about nation, empire, community, identity and state legitimacyIncludes detailed analyses of three of Scott's most influential poemsOffers detailed, and carefully historicised interpretations in an accessible style Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Literature and society History 19th century Scotland. Literature and society Scotland History 19th century. Literary Studies. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 9783110780468 print 9780748626069 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748631353?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748631353 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748631353/original |
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