Alan Montgomery

Classical Caledonia (eBook, PDF)

Roman History and Myth in Eighteenth-Century Scotland

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on early modern attitudes towards Scotland's ancient past and looks in particular at the ways in which this past was not only misunderstood, but also manipulated in attempts to create a patriotic history for the nation. Adding a new perspective on the formation of Scotland's national identity, the book documents a century-long, often heated debate regarding the extent of Roman influence north of Hadrian's Wall. By exploring the lives and writings of antiquarians, poets and Enlightenment thinkers, it aims to uncover the political, patriotic and intellectual influences which fuelled this debate. Classical Caledonia casts a light on a rarely discussed aspect of Scotland's historiography, one which played a vital role in establishing early modern notions of 'Scottishness' at a time when Scotland was coming to terms with radical and traumatic changes to its position within Britain and the wider world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474445665
• Artikelnr.: 72422360

Autorenporträt

Dr Alan Montgomery received his PhD at the Birkbeck, University of London in 2016 and published several papers in key journals, including the Journal of British Identities and The Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Montgomery was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland last year.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Scotland: An Indomitable Land
Inventing a Nation
Scottish Visions of Rome
Rediscovering Roman Scotland
Chapter 1: Imagining a Classical Caledonia: Sir Robert Sibbald's Vision of
Scotland's Roman Past
Education, Achievements and Antiquarianism
Sibbald's Vision of Roman Scotland
Sources and Methodology
Influences on Sibbald's Roman Scotland
Sibbald's Antiquarian Reputation and Legacy
Chapter 2: Walled Out of Humanity: Sir John Clerk and his Circle
Early Life and Grand Tour
Ancient Rome and Modern Union
Antiquarian and Patron
Clerk's Response to Roman Scotland
A Mission to Classicise Scotland
Chapter 3: Resisting the 'Conquerors of the Universe': Celebrating the
Caledonian Rejection of Rome
Unconquered Caledonia in Anti-Union Rhetoric
Scotland's Rejection of Rome in Early Eighteenth-Century Historiography
Caledonian Indomitability in Literary Verse
English Attitudes Towards Caledonian Liberty
Chapter 4: 'Beyond the Vallum': English Interpretations of Scottish History
William Stukeley, Antiquarianism and Rome
Stukeley's Roman Scotland
Stukeley's Sources and Influences
John Horsley and his Britannia Romana
Roman Scotland as Portrayed in Britannia Romana
The Reputations and Influence of Stukeley and Horsley
Other English Views of Roman Scotland
Chapter 5: 'Monuments and Delights of the Arts': Rediscovering the Material
Remains of Rome in Scotland
Discovery and Excavation
Private Collections of Roman Antiquities
Institutional Collections
Scotland's Roman Inscriptions
The Artistic Merits of Scotland's Roman Stones
Misunderstanding and Misrepresentation of Material Remains
Antiquarian Interpretations of Scotland's Roman Monuments
Chapter 6: Reconquering the Highlands: Hanoverian Interpretations of Roman
Scotland
Hanoverian 'Romans' versus Highland 'Caledonians'
General Robert Melville and the Rediscovery of Agricola's Campaigns
The Genesis of William Roy's Military Antiquities of the Romans in
Britain
Roy's Interpretation of Scotland's Roman Heritage
Alexander Shand and his 'Esteemed Discoveries of the Greatest
Importance'
Roman Scotland as British History
Chapter 7: The Age of 'Agricolamania': Early Modern Uses and Abuses of
Tacitus' Agricola
The Rediscovery and Early Reception of Tacitus' Agricola
Agricola the Hero
Agricola the Enemy
Agricolamania
Chapter 8: Forging a Nation: The Spurious Histories of Charles Bertram and
James Macpherson
Charles Bertram and the De Situ Britanniae
The De Situ Britanniae and Roman Scotland
James Macpherson and the Ossian
Rome Versus Caledonia in the Poems of Ossian
Filling the Void: The Motivations of Bertram and Macpherson
Chapter 9: After Ossian: Changing Interpretations of Roman Scotland
Later Eighteenth-Century Romanist Antiquarianism
Regional Antiquarianism
The Influence of Ossian
New Approaches to Scottish History
Changing Visions of Scotland
Conclusion
Nineteenth-Century Approaches to Roman England
Classical Caledonia: A Study in Historical Failure
Modern Attitudes to Patriotic Scottish History