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Scott: Waverley by Richard Humphrey

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Part of Landmarks Of World Literature series

Summary

Scott's Waverley (1814), set in and around the Jacobite Rising in the Scotland of 1745–6, was the first historical novel in world literature. In this study, Richard Humphrey traces and accounts for the text's broad impact on and shows its originality in tackling the manifold issues of rebellion and warfare, separatism and union, prejudice and cultural tolerance.

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Scott: Waverley by Richard Humphrey

Scott's Waverley (1814), set in and around the Jacobite Rising in the Scotland of 1745-6, was the first historical novel in world literature. Innovative and humane in its plot, rich in social detail, and truly international in popularity, it not only launched a genre, but also became a landmark in literary realism, in historiography and in bookselling. In this study, Richard Humphrey traces and accounts for the text's impact on historical fiction and shows its originality in tackling the manifold issues of rebellion and warfare, separatism and union, prejudice and cultural tolerance. He sets Waverley in its social and literary context, provides detailed analysis of key portions of the text, and offers guidance on further reading.

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SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780521378888
ISBN 10 0521378885
Title Scott: Waverley
Author Richard Humphrey
Series Landmarks Of World Literature
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1993-11-04
Number of pages 148
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