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"Quentin Durward" (first published in 1823), Scott's first "European" novel, was an experiment in transferring the historical romance to foreign soil. Fifteenth-century France, the French Revolution, and contemporary Britain all come together in this sharp-eyed novel of political expediency and intrigue.
Quentin Durward is a young adventurer and soldier of the Scottish guards seeking fame and fortune in the France of Louis XI (1461-1483). Embarking upon a dangerous journey through the forest of the Ardennes seeking a name, a partner (there is a romance involving his love for Isabelle, Countess of Croye), and a position in the world, he knows little and understands less, but Scott represents his ignorance and naivete as useful to "the most sagacious prince in Europe" who needs servants motivated solely by the desire for coin and credit and lacking any interest in France, which would interfere with the execution of his political aims.
Meanwhile, the Machiavellian King Louis XI of France, maneuvers his realm out of the hands of feudal barons and into centralized control –which Scott believed to characterize the modern state. In Quentin Durward Scott studies the first modern state in the process of destroying the European feudal system at a time when the feudal system, which had been the sinews and nerves of national defense, and the spirit of chivalry, by which, began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters, who centered their happiness in materialism.
The reception accorded "Quentin Durward" astounded Scott, his friends and his publishers. France, Germany and Italy went mad over him, realizing then, as now, that this miracle worker had given to European literature an unsurpassed picture of Louis XI and his age. His fame, the world over, was thenceforth permanently fixed. It was cheering news for Scott.
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Edited, with introduction and notes by Arthur Llewellyn Eno, A.M., instructor in English at the University of Illinois. Includes Historical Background of Quentin Durward, Hints and Questions for the Study of Quentin Durward, Collateral Reading References, Tabular View of Scott's Life and Works.
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- PublisherAirmont Pub Co
- ISBN 10 0804901325
- ISBN 13 9780804901321
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Some reading creases and shelf wear. ; Airmont Classic CL132. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Complete and unabridged. Introduction by C L Bennet. ; 480 pages; Scott's classic tale of the young Scottish archer who goes to fight for the French king Louis IX against Charles the Bold of Burgundy. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 18022
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Akzeptabel. Airmont - 1st. 1967 : Sir Walter Scott - tb GS-QOZW-W31I Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 500. Seller Inventory # 304141
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