Walter Scott

Mayhead R. Mayhead Robin

ISBN 10: 0521097819 / ISBN 13: 9780521097819

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1973

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walter Scott
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521097819
• ISBN 13: 9780521097819
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A good deal of Scott's commercial writing is now of historical interest only. But there are important and valuable books, especially those where Scott is contemplating the detribalization of Scotland after the Jacobite rebellions, and the political and social stresses this brought about. This is a modern concern, since we live in the developed world with the long-term consequences, and, when this book was first published in 1973, similar processes were visible in developing countries. There is also a vein of shrewd moral wisdom in Scott, associated with the notions of justice and prudence. Mr Mayhead singles out Waverley, Heart of Midlothian, Guy Mannering and The Abbot as the works which embody these interests. He also looks at the poetry and criticism.

Book Description

Mr Mayhead examines Scott's contemplation of the detribalization of Scotland after the Jacobite rebellions, and the political and social stresses this brought about. He also picks out a vein of shrewd moral wisdom within his works, focusing on Waverley, Heart of Midlothian, Guy Mannering and The Abbot as the works which embody these interests.