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The afterlives of Walter Scott : memory on the move /

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Sir Walter Scott, once an immensely popular writer, is now largely forgotten. This book explores how works like 'Waverley' 'Ivanhoe', and 'Rob Roy' percolated into all aspects of cultural and social life in the 19th century, and how his work continues to resonate into t...

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Main Author: Rigney, Ann
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Scott, Walter, > 1771-1832 > Appreciation.
Scott, Walter, > 1771-1832 > Adaptations.
Scott, Walter, > 1771-1832
Scott, Walter > 1771-1832
Collective memory and literature.
Nationalism and literature.
Mémoire collective et littérature.
Nationalisme et littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Art appreciation
Collective memory and literature
Nationalism and literature
Rezeption
Electronic books.
Adaptations
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Sir Walter Scott, once an immensely popular writer, is now largely forgotten. This book explores how works like 'Waverley' 'Ivanhoe', and 'Rob Roy' percolated into all aspects of cultural and social life in the 19th century, and how his work continues to resonate into the present day even if Scott is no longer widely read.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 328 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-322) and index.
ISBN:9780191636424
0191636428
1280770341
9781280770340
9780191738784
0191738786