Scott, Chaucer, and medieval romance : a study in Sir Walter Scott's indebtedness to the literature of the Middle Ages / Jerome Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Jerome, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romances--Adaptations.

Romances.

Middle Ages in literature.

Medievalism--Scotland--History--19th century.

Medievalism.

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.

Literature, Medieval.

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

Scott, Walter.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Influence.

Chaucer, Geoffrey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the influence of Shakespeare on Sir Walter Scott has long been recognized, the importance of medieval literature in shaping his creative imagination has never before been examined in depth. Jerome Mitchell's new book fills this significant gap through a wide-ranging study of Scott's indebtedness to Chaucer and to medieval romance, especially the Middle English romances, for story-patterns, motifs, character types, style and structure, and detail.Mitchell establishes more completely and accurately than any previous critic the extent of Scott's knowledge of medieval literature. His examina

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Scott's Knowledge of Medieval Literature; 2. The Narrative Poetry; 3. The Early Novels, 1814-1816; 4. Novels of the Broken Years, 1817-1819; 5. Novels of the High-Noon Period, 1820-1825; 6. Novels of the Dark Days and Servitude, 1826-1832; 7. Style and Structure in the Waverley Novels; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Bibliography: p. [249]-261.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813163840

0813163846

OCLC:

574470590