‘Unimpaired remembrance reigns’

Abstract

This chapter examines the cultural afterlife of the Scottish Enlightenment, which was laid out in more detail in chapter 2. Beginning with a study of Tobias Smollett’s cultural memory, the frame widens and the question of how well Glasgow’s Enlightenment has been remembered is considered. To do this, theories of memory studies are used to underpin readings of paintings, buildings, institutions, and statues.