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What is The invention of Scotland : myth and history about?
<div><div><div><div><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">This book 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. Hugh Trevor-Roper explores three myths across 400 years of Scottish history: the political myth of the “ancient constitution” of Scotland; the literary myth, including Walter Scott as well as Ossian and ancient poetry; and the sartorial myth of tartan and the kilt, invented—ironically, by Englishmen—in quite modern times.</p><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Trevor-Roper reveals myth as an often deliberate cultural construction used to enshrine a people’s identity. While his treatment of Scottish myth is highly critical, indeed debunking, he shows how the ritualization and domestication of Scotland’s myths as local color diverted the Scottish intelligentsia from the path that led German intellectuals to a dangerous myth of racial supremacy.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0
Who reads The invention of Scotland : myth and history?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Hugh Trevor-Roper
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300176537
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Social Science, Cultural, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 3.78 / 5 (29 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14