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The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History
Hugh Trevor-Roper
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Description for The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History
Paperback. A characteristically robust and controversial account of Scotch myth and Scottish history by one of Britain's greatest historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
This revised and updated book argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. Trevor-Roper explores three myths across 400 years of Scottish history: the political myth of the 'ancient constitution' of Scotland; the literary myth, including Walter Scott as well as Ossian and ancient poetry; and the sartorial myth of tartan and the kilt, invented - ironically by Englishmen - in quite modern times. Trevor-Roper reveals myth to be an often deliberate cultural construction used to enshrine a people's identity. While ... Read more
This revised and updated book argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. Trevor-Roper explores three myths across 400 years of Scottish history: the political myth of the 'ancient constitution' of Scotland; the literary myth, including Walter Scott as well as Ossian and ancient poetry; and the sartorial myth of tartan and the kilt, invented - ironically by Englishmen - in quite modern times. Trevor-Roper reveals myth to be an often deliberate cultural construction used to enshrine a people's identity. While ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300208580
SKU
V9780300208580
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99-45
About Hugh Trevor-Roper
The late Hugh Trevor-Roper (Lord Dacre of Glanton) was Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford and a prolific scholar. His last book, Europe's Physician: The Various Life of Sir Theodore de Mayerne, was published by Yale University Press in 2006.
Reviews for The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History
'I believe that the whole history of Scotland has been coloured by myth; and that myth, in Scotland, is never driven out by reality, or by reason, but lingers on until another myth has been discovered, or elaborated, to replace it.' (Hugh Trevor-Roper)