Possible Scotlands : Walter Scott and the story of tomorrow / Caroline McCracken-Flesher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCracken-Flesher, Caroline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Knowledge--Scotland.

Scott, Walter.

Historical fiction, Scottish--History and criticism.

Historical fiction, Scottish.

National characteristics, Scottish, in literature.

Literature and history--Scotland.

Literature and history.

Scotland--In literature.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 and future of its telling.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029087-0

9786610534517

0-19-803791-0

1-280-53451-6

1-4237-3397-5

1-60256-995-9

OCLC:

62268100