This author deeply engages with British and especially Scottish romantic literature and culture. Their work meticulously examines themes of empire, orientalism, and travel writing, alongside the concept of 'improvement'. With a keen focus on scholarly rigor and nuanced analysis, they illuminate the intricate connections within literary traditions. Readers will find their insightful explorations offer a profound understanding of the period's intellectual and artistic landscape.
These two stimulating lectures, infused with a passion for the validity and worth of English and Scottish - and many other - literatures, are presented here in full, along with accompanying illustrations, a preface and an afterword.
The first volume in Oxford's new edition of The Collected Works of Robert Burns, this volume brings together Burns' prose works for the first time.
From an Antique Land'
Exploring the Romantic fascination with the "antique lands" of Ethiopia, Egypt, India, and Mexico, this book examines the concept of "curiosity" within the context of exotic travel writing. It integrates original texts and contemporary scholarship across various fields, providing a fresh perspective on the interplay between literature, aesthetics, and colonialism during the Romantic era. This study is a significant addition to the growing interest in the complexities of travel narratives and their cultural implications.
Exploring the intersection of literature and imperialism, this book delves into the works of Byron, Shelley, De Quincey, and other Romantic writers, examining how their writings reflect and respond to Britain's imperial ambitions in the 'Orient'. It analyzes the cultural and political implications of their texts, shedding light on how these authors grappled with the complexities of colonialism and its impact on identity and representation during the Romantic era.