Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE, was a Scottish playwright, novelist and poet who became the first English-language author to be internationally celebrated within their own lifetime. Although he wrote extensively, he was by profession an advocate and judge, and continued to practice alongside his writing career. Scott was fascinated by the oral tradition of the Scottish borders, with its poetry, folklore and legend, and he collected stories throughout his youth and as a young man, almost obsessively. Scott's friend, James Ballantyne, had founded a printing press in 1796, and had published...

In the 19th century, the world's best known writer was probably Sir Walter Scott, who was one of the first writers to have a following across the globe in his lifetime. The Scottish writer still pops up in literature classes across the world, with people instantly familiar with titles like Ivanhoe, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Bride of Lammermoor, and more. Scott is often considered the inventor of the modern historical novel, and his style was imitated throughout the 19th century. His legacy has been debated ever since, but everyone can agree that he has remained influential. Marmion...

In the 19th century, the world's best known writer was probably Sir Walter Scott, who was one of the first writers to have a following across the globe in his lifetime. The Scottish writer still pops up in literature classes across the world, with people instantly familiar with titles like Ivanhoe, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Bride of Lammermoor, and more. Scott is often considered the inventor of the modern historical novel, and his style was imitated throughout the 19th century. His legacy has been debated ever since, but everyone can agree that he has remained influential. A Legend...

In the 19th century, the world's best known writer was probably Sir Walter Scott, who was one of the first writers to have a following across the globe in his lifetime. The Scottish writer still pops up in literature classes across the world, with people instantly familiar with titles like Ivanhoe, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Bride of Lammermoor, and more. Scott is often considered the inventor of the modern historical novel, and his style was imitated throughout the 19th century. His legacy has been debated ever since, but everyone can agree that he has remained influential. The...

The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed "L'Enfant Gate" of success. It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions. Scottish manners, Scottish dialect, and Scottish characters of note, being those with which the author was most intimately, and familiarly acquainted, were the groundwork upon which he had hitherto relied for giving effect to...

Resume: Le chateau ecossais de Douglas, appele aussi Chateau Perilleux, est occupe par une garnison anglaise que commande sir John de Walton. Il est menace par les forces de James Douglas, proprietaire des lieux, et fidele de Robert Bruce. Bertram, menestrel anglais, se rend dans ce chateau. Il voyage en compagnie de son fils, Augustin, qui est une jeune fille deguisee. Le vieux menestrel souhaite consulter des livres gardes dans la bibliotheque. Lui seul reussit a se faire admettre dans le chateau. Le pretendu Augustin doit attendre. Il s'etablit tout pres de la, dans l'abbaye double de...

La Jolie Fille de Perth ou le Jour de Saint-Valentin (St. Valentine's Day; or, The Fair Maid of Perth) est un roman historique de l'auteur ecossais Walter Scott, paru le 15 mai 1828, en trois volumes. Il constitue la seconde serie des Chroniques de la Canongate. Cette seconde serie devait, comme la premiere, etre composee d'histoires courtes. Deux nouvelles etaient deja ecrites: Le Miroir de ma tante Marguerite et La Mort du Laird's Jock. Mais Cadell et Ballantyne, les editeurs ecossais, les ont refusees. Scott, qui envisageait La Jolie Fille de Perth comme un court recit, en a fait alors un...

Le Pirate (The Pirate) est un roman de Walter Scott paru en 1821, dans la serie des Waverley Novels. Il se propose de faire decouvrir au lecteur les m urs, les coutumes et les superstitions qui etaient celles des Shetlandais a la fin du XVIIesiecle, c'est-a-dire avant que les Ecossais n'imposent les leurs. Contexte historique; Conquises par les Vikings au IXesiecle, les iles Shetland restent norvegiennes durant cinq siecles. En 1472, pour une affaire de dot impayee (mariage de JacquesIII d'Ecosse et de la fille de ChristianIer de Danemark et de Norvege), l'Ecosse annexe les Shetland....

oodstock ou le Cavalier: Histoire de l'annee mil six cent cinquante et une est un roman historique de l'auteur ecossais Walter Scott, paru le 28 avril 1826. L'histoire se situe en Angleterre, en 1652, un an apres la bataille de Worcester (3 septembre 1651), dans les prolongements de la Premiere Revolution anglaise. Sir Henry Lee est le gardien de la Loge, lieu de legendes et de passages secrets, residence royale de Woodstock ou Henri II avait cache sa maitresse Rosemonde Clifford. Sir Henry est un anglican et un cavalier, un fervent partisan des Stuarts. Aussi s'oppose-t-il au mariage de sa...

Kenilworth (en anglais, Kenilworth; A Romance) est un roman historique de l'auteur ecossais Walter Scott, paru le 15 janvier 1821. Il s'inspire de la mort suspecte d'Amy Robsart, epouse de Robert Dudley, favori d'Elisabeth Ire. Le titre du roman fait reference au chateau de Robert Dudley, a Kenilworth, dans le Warwickshire. L'intrigue de Kenilworth est centree sur le mariage secret de Robert Dudley, comte de Leicester, et d'Amy Robsart, fille de sir Hugh Robsart. La tragedie commence quand Amy, trahissant les esperances de son pere - qui la destine au fils d'un vieil ami, Tressilian -, se...