Routledge Making British Culture: English Readers & Scottish Enlightenment

Explore the development of a distinct British identity in Making British Culture. This academic work examines how English readers engaged with the massive wave of Scottish authorship between 1707 and 1830. By looking at the period of the Enlightenment, the book investigates how people navigated the intellectual and creative output coming from Scotland. The text covers a wide range of influential figures. It looks at the serious intellectual work of David Hume, Adam Smith, and William Robertson. It also examines more popular and accessible works from poets such as Robert Burns and Walter Scott. This study provides a unique look at how these diverse contributions helped shape a shared culture during a transformative era in Great Britain. This volume is part of the Routledge Studies in Cultural History series. It is an essential resource for those interested in Georgian and Regency Britain, the history of ideas, and the cultural connections between England and Scotland during the Enlightenment.