Cultures of improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840 - 32 (1st)

An 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.