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Book Excerpt: ...bout for a congenial subject upon which to try his hand in a larger way than he had as yet adventured. Such a subject came to him at last in a manner calculated to enlist all his enthusiasm in its treatment, for it was given him by the Countess of Dalkeith, wife of the heir-apparent to the dukedom of Buccleugh. The ducal house of Buccleugh stood at the head of the clan Scott, and toward its representative the poet always held himself in an attitude of feudal reverence. The Duke of Buccleugh was his "chief," entitled to demand from him both passive loyalty and active service; so, at least, Scott loved to interpret their relationship, making effective in his own case a feudal sentiment which had elsewhere somewhat lapsed. He especially loved to think of himself as the bard of his clan, a modern representative of those rude poets whom the Scottish chiefs once kept as a part of their household to chant the exploits of the clan. Nothing could have pleased his fancy more, therefore, than a request on the part of th..
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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), was a British writer of ballads and historical novels, a genre he developed. His works include "Waverley" (1814) and "Ivanhoe" (1819).
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- PublisherInternational Law and Taxation Publishers
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1589631943
- ISBN 13 9781589631946
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages200
- EditorBacon Helen E
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