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Improvement and Romance

Constructing the Myth of the Highlands

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Peter Womack

    1. University of East Anglia, UK

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Part of the book series: Language, Discourse, Society (LDS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 1-3

  3. Converting the Uncouth Savage

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 4-26

  4. Warriors

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 27-60

  5. The Land

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 61-86

  6. Ghosts

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 87-114

  7. Social Tribes

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 115-148

  8. Holidays

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 149-165

  9. The Structure of the Myth

    • Peter Womack
    Pages 166-180

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 181-211
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An attempt to trace the origins of the romantic image of the Highlands, by examining the economic, military and ideological circumstances of the region's subjugation by the British state. It combines literary criticism and cultural history to produce a case study of the making of the myth.

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  • University of East Anglia, UK

    Peter Womack

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