Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… William McGibbon, Robert Burns, but also painters such as Allan Ramsay, worked for the promotion of Scottish art, music and literature but also for the promotion of the British Union . Some clubs and societies would promote Scottish … (i.e. Robert Burns) advocated the promotion, of the Scottish Gaelic language and Scots, writing from then on their music and literary pieces in these idioms. The Scottish national specificity was also reflected in the names given to the …
Britishness | Enlightenment | Highlands | Scotland
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