Walter Scott and modernity

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Walter Scott and Modernity argues that, far from turning away from modernity to indulge a nostalgic vision of the past, Scott uses the past as means of exploring key problems in the modern world. This study includes critical introductions to some of the most widely read poems published in nineteenth...

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Main Author: Lincoln, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007
Subjects:
Scott, Walter, > 1771-1832 > Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society > Scotland > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Towards the Modern Nation: The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, The Lady of the Lake, and Waverley
  • The Condition of England: Ivanhoe and Kenilworth
  • Western Identities and the Orient: Guy Mannering and The Talisman
  • Commerce, Civilisation, War, and the Highlands: Rob Roy and A Legend of the Wars of Montrose
  • Liberal Dilemmas: Scott and Covenanting Tradition: The Tale of Old Mortality and The Heart of Mid-Lothian
  • Liberal Dilemmas: Liberty or Alienation? The Bride of Lammermoor and Redgauntlet
  • Postscript.

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