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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460698603321

Autore

Mitchell Jerome

Titolo

Scott, Chaucer, and medieval romance : a study in Sir Walter Scott's indebtedness to the literature of the Middle Ages / / Jerome Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1987

©1987

ISBN

0-8131-6384-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

828/.709

Soggetti

Romances

Middle Ages in literature

Medievalism - Scotland - History - 19th century

Literature, Medieval - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. [249]-261.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Scott's Knowledge of Medieval Literature; 2. The Narrative Poetry; 3. The Early Novels, 1814-1816; 4. Novels of the Broken Years, 1817-1819; 5. Novels of the High-Noon Period, 1820-1825; 6. Novels of the Dark Days and Servitude, 1826-1832; 7. Style and Structure in the Waverley Novels; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

While the influence of Shakespeare on Sir Walter Scott has long been recognized, the importance of medieval literature in shaping his creative imagination has never before been examined in depth. Jerome Mitchell's new book fills this significant gap through a wide-ranging study of Scott's indebtedness to Chaucer and to medieval romance, especially the Middle English romances, for story-patterns, motifs, character types, style and structure, and detail.Mitchell establishes more completely and accurately than any previous critic the extent of Scott's knowledge of medieval literature. His examina