This course provides an in-depth exploration of the origins and development of Romantic constructions of Scotland – its history, culture, language, and landscape – in literature, theatre, music, historiography, and art. The course will focus in particular on the Romantic movement in Scotland and its relationship to European Romanticism and nationalism. It will also explore the enduring legacy of that movement in more contemporary representations of Scottish identity (both within and outside of its national borders) in the arts and in political discourse. Offered in alternate years.
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the origins and development of Romantic constructions of Scotland – its history, culture, language, and landscape – in literature, theatre, music, historiography, and art. The course will focus in particular on the Romantic movement in Scotland and its relationship to European Romanticism and nationalism. It will also explore the enduring legacy of that movement in more contemporary representations of Scottish identity (both within and outside of its national borders) in the arts and in political discourse. Offered in alternate years.
