The Invention of Scotland by Hugh Trevor-Roper
Argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. This book reveals myth as an often deliberate cultural construction used to enshrine a people's identity.
"This is one sly hoot of a book"-Laurel Maury, Los Angeles Times -- Laurel Maury Los Angeles Times "As with so many of the tales Trevor-Roper has to tell, the truth may not be as romantic as the legend, but its irony makes it no less compelling."-Adam Kirsch, New York Sun -- Adam Kirsch New York Sun "The aim of this wonderful work of scholarship and literary wit is to show how the 'customs and costumes of the Scottish Highlands'...were reinvented, embellished, and extended to embrace all of Scotland and her glorious history... [A] marvelous book."-Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe -- Katherine A. Powers Boston Globe "This last book displays a fine wit... Its publication makes a welcome tribute to a fine historian as well as his last word on the imagined past."-William Anthony Hay, The Washington Times -- William Anthony Hay The Washington Times "The real pleasure of this posthumous effusion is the sheer joy the author evinces in showing off generous measures of tendentiousness and his undoubted historical bona fides."-The Atlantic The Atlantic "Delightful."-Robert Landrum, The Historian -- Robert Landrum The Historian
The late Hugh Trevor-Roper (Lord Dacre of Glanton) was Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford and a prolific scholar. His last book, Europe's Physician: The Various Life of Sir Theodore de Mayerne, was published by Yale University Press in 2006.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300136869 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300136862 |
| Title | The Invention of Scotland |
| Author | Hugh Trevor Roper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2008-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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