In Scott's own words: ." . . the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues and its no less absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, and Saladin, on the other hand, displayed the deep policy and prudence of a European sovereign, whilst each contended which should excel the other in the knightly qualities of bravery and generosity. This singular contrast afforded, as the author conceived, materials for a work of fiction...
In Scott's own words: ." . . the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues and its...
By the close of the nineteenth century, the works of Sir Walter Scott (1771 1832) could be found on the bookshelves of every respectable Victorian. Public interest was such that, nearly sixty years after his death, there remained considerable demand for new insights into the man and his milieu. First published in 1890, his two-volume journal for the period 1825 32 immediately attracted press attention. One review observed that 'it shows us the man in prosperity and in adversity, now delightfully humorous now saddened by the financial troubles which came upon his later years'. Notwithstanding...
By the close of the nineteenth century, the works of Sir Walter Scott (1771 1832) could be found on the bookshelves of every respectable Victorian. Pu...
By the close of the nineteenth century, the works of Sir Walter Scott (1771 1832) could be found on the bookshelves of every respectable Victorian. Public interest was such that, nearly sixty years after his death, there remained considerable demand for new insights into the man and his milieu. First published in 1890, his two-volume journal for the period 1825 32 immediately attracted press attention. One review observed that 'it shows us the man in prosperity and in adversity, now delightfully humorous now saddened by the financial troubles which came upon his later years'. Notwithstanding...
By the close of the nineteenth century, the works of Sir Walter Scott (1771 1832) could be found on the bookshelves of every respectable Victorian. Pu...
