The Afterlives of Walter Scott

The Afterlives of Walter Scott
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Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9780199644018
ISBN-13 : 0199644012
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Book Synopsis The Afterlives of Walter Scott by : Ann Rigney

Download or read book The Afterlives of Walter Scott written by Ann Rigney and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), 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 nineteenth century, and how his work continues to resonate into the present day even if Scott is no longer widely read.


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