Exposes ever-changing attitudes to Scotland's national heroes, from Wallace the unionist paragon to Knox the national hero. At a time when the Union between Scotland and England is once again under the spotlight, Remembering the Past in Nineteenth-Century Scotland examines the way in which Scot...

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1. Verfasser:	Coleman, James J. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
Schlagworte:	1800-1899 National characteristics, Scottish > History > 19th century. Nationalism > Scotland > 19th century. Écossais > Histoire > 19e siècle. Nationalisme > Écosse > 19e siècle. HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain. HISTORY > General. National characteristics, Scottish Nationalism Scotland History
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Zusammenfassung:	Exposes ever-changing attitudes to Scotland's national heroes, from Wallace the unionist paragon to Knox the national hero. At a time when the Union between Scotland and England is once again under the spotlight, Remembering the Past in Nineteenth-Century Scotland examines the way in which Scotland's national heroes were once remembered as champions of both Scottish and British patriotism. Whereas 19th-century Scotland is popularly depicted as a mire of sentimental Jacobitism and kow-towing unionism, this book shows how Scotland's national heroes were once the embodiment of a consistent, expressive and robust view of Scottish nationality. Whether celebrating the legacy of William Wallace and Robert Bruce, the reformer John Knox, the Covenanters, 19th-century Scots rooted their national heroes in a Presbyterian and unionist view of Scotland's past. Examined through the prism of commemoration, this book uncovers collective memories of Scotland's past entirely opposed to 21st-century assumptions of medieval proto-nationalism and Calvinist misery. Key Features. Detailed studies of 19th-century commemoration of Scotland's national heroes Uncovers an all but forgotten interpretation of these 'great Scots' Shines a new light on the mindset of nineteenth-century Scottish national identity as being comfortably Scottish and British Overturns the prevailing view of Victorian Scottishness as parochial, sentimental tartanry
Beschreibung:	1 online resource
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780748676910 0748676910 0748676902 9780748676903