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UNINA9910820936603321 |
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Autore |
McCracken-Flesher Caroline |
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Titolo |
Possible Scotlands : Walter Scott and the story of tomorrow / / Caroline McCracken-Flesher |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-029087-0 |
9786610534517 |
0-19-803791-0 |
1-280-53451-6 |
1-4237-3397-5 |
1-60256-995-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historical fiction, Scottish - History and criticism |
National characteristics, Scottish, in literature |
Literature and history - Scotland |
Scotland In literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; 1. The Problem of Walter Scott: Waverley, Guy Mannering, and a Scot(t)ish Theory of Worth; 2. Circulating Scotlands: Telling, Tellers, and Tales in The Antiquary, The Tale of Old Mortality, and The Heart of Mid-Lothian; 3. Chancing Scotland: Playing for De/Valuation in The Fortunes of Nigel and at the King's Visit (1822); 4. Performing Other/Wise: The Talisman and Woodstock; 5. Telling Over: The Value of an Audience for Malachi Malagrowther and Chrystal Croftangry; 6. Making Meaning beyond the Ending: Castle Dangerous and Walter Scott's Last Words; Notes; Bibliography |
IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Is Walter Scott to blame for the limitations of modern Scotland? The author argues that Scott used his position as an author to negotiate an identity for his homeland. The variety of Scott's tales suggest not a Scotland receding into the past, but one energetically alive in the past |
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