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100 1 $aFurniss, Tom,$eauthor.
245 10 $aDiscovering the footsteps of time :$bgeological travel writing about Scotland, 1700-1820 /$cTom Furniss.
264 1 $aEdinburgh :$bEdinburgh University Press,$c[2018]
264 4 $c©2018
300 $ax, 305 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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490 1 $aEdinburgh Critical Studies in Romanticism
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 265-297) and index.
520 8 $aDiscovering the Footsteps of Time probes the development of a distinctively Scottish tradition of geological travel writing from the seventeenth to early nineteenth century. The tradition tracks a fertile interaction of scientific and aesthetic themes, mediated through literary techniques, which highlights the emergence of 'Romanticism' as such; a distinctive, recognisable cultural movement of taste and style. Making an important new contribution to our understanding of the 'discovery' and representation of Scotland in the long eighteenth century, the book explores why Scotland's topography has been decisive in the history of geology to such a great extent. Written by a literary academic rather than a geologist, the book is as much concerned with textual strategies and the aesthetic experience of geological discovery as with geology itself. Key Features: Adds to our understanding of the 'discovery of Scotland' in the 18th and early 19th century, developing a new account of the literary, aesthetic and geological meanings of 'the land of mountain and flood' in the period; Offers new insights about James Hutton's geological theory by attending to his geological travel writing about Scotland, and also locates Hutton's work within wider geological debates in and about Scotland; Builds on previous work on the literariness of scientific writing in the 'second scientific revolution'; Contributes to research on 'Romantic Scotland' and on the transition from Enlightenment to Romantic scientific travel writing.
650 0 $aTravel writing$zScotland$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aTravel writing$zScotland$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aTravel writing$zScotland$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aGeology in literature.
650 0 $aGeology$zScotland.
830 0 $aEdinburgh critical studies in romanticism.
852 00 $bglx$hPR8522.T73$iF87 2018