Iceland in the Eighteenth Century: An Island Outpost of Europe?
The aim is to define Iceland’s relationship with Europe during the eighteenth century. Though Iceland, an island in the mid-Atlantic, was geographically isolated from the European continent, it was in most respects an integral part of Europe. Iceland was not much different from western Europe except...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1ec8e61000f34b31af78e8867404f4d1 2023-05-15T16:43:08+02:00 Iceland in the Eighteenth Century: An Island Outpost of Europe? Anna Agnarsdóttir 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/4.2619 https://doaj.org/article/1ec8e61000f34b31af78e8867404f4d1 DA EN FR NO SV dan eng fre nor swe Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/1700/article/view/2619 https://doaj.org/toc/1652-4772 https://doaj.org/toc/2001-9866 doi:10.7557/4.2619 1652-4772 2001-9866 https://doaj.org/article/1ec8e61000f34b31af78e8867404f4d1 Sjuttonhundratal, Vol 10 (2013) Icelandic history Europe travel literature eighteenth century Icelandic society urbanisation Modern history 1453- D204-475 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/4.2619 2022-12-30T21:51:29Z The aim is to define Iceland’s relationship with Europe during the eighteenth century. Though Iceland, an island in the mid-Atlantic, was geographically isolated from the European continent, it was in most respects an integral part of Europe. Iceland was not much different from western Europe except for the notable lack of towns and a European-style nobility. However, there was a clearly – defined elite and by the end of the eighteenth century urbanisation had become government policy. Iceland was also remote in the sense that the state of knowledge among the Europeans was slight and unreliable. However, in the spirit of the Enlightenment, Danish and French expeditions were sent to Iceland while British scientists began exploring the island with the result that by the early nineteenth century an excellent choice of books was available in the major European languages giving up-to-date accounts of Iceland. On the other hand the Icelanders were growing ever closer to Europe, by the end of the century for instance adopting fashionable European dress. Iceland’s history always followed western trends, its history more or less mirroring that of western Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sjuttonhundratal 10 11 |
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The aim is to define Iceland’s relationship with Europe during the eighteenth century. Though Iceland, an island in the mid-Atlantic, was geographically isolated from the European continent, it was in most respects an integral part of Europe. Iceland was not much different from western Europe except for the notable lack of towns and a European-style nobility. However, there was a clearly – defined elite and by the end of the eighteenth century urbanisation had become government policy. Iceland was also remote in the sense that the state of knowledge among the Europeans was slight and unreliable. However, in the spirit of the Enlightenment, Danish and French expeditions were sent to Iceland while British scientists began exploring the island with the result that by the early nineteenth century an excellent choice of books was available in the major European languages giving up-to-date accounts of Iceland. On the other hand the Icelanders were growing ever closer to Europe, by the end of the century for instance adopting fashionable European dress. Iceland’s history always followed western trends, its history more or less mirroring that of western Europe. |
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