The Scottish Invention of English Literature [Hardcover]

Explores the international dimension and Scottish origins of the founding of English literature as a university subject.The Scottish Invention of English Literature explores the origins of the teaching of English literature in the academy. An international team demonstrates how the subject was invented in Scottish universities before being exported abroad, where it was linked to the search for distinctive cultural identities throughout the English-speaking world. This compr ehensive account provides a wealth of new material on this international dimension, while also demonstrating the particular Scottish provenance of the university subject of English literature.The Scottish Invention of English Literature explores the origins of the teaching of English literature in the academy. An international team demonstrates how the subject was invented in Scottish universities before being exported abroad, where it was linked to the search for distinctive cultural identities throughout the English-speaking world. This compr ehensive account provides a wealth of new material on this international dimension, while also demonstrating the particular Scottish provenance of the university subject of English literature.The Scottish Invention of English Literature explores the origins of the teaching of English literature in the academy. An international team of contributors demonstrates how the subject was invented in Scottish universities before being exported abroad, where it was linked to the search for distinctive cultural identities throughout the English-speaking world. This comprehensive account provides a wealth of new material on this international dimension, while also demonstrating the particular Scottish provenance of the university subject of English literature.Introduction Robert Crawford; 1. From rhetoric to criticism Neil Rhodes; 2. Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson, and the institutions of English Ian Duncan; 3. The prerequisites of power: Blair, belles lettres, and law RalSÐ