Walter Scott on Monarchy : Royal Bodies and the Body Politic / Tara Ghoshal Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Tara Ghoshal, 1952- author.

Series:

Edinburgh critical studies in romanticism.

Edinburgh Critical Studies in Romanticism Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Criticism and interpretation.

Scott, Walter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025]

Summary:

The first focused treatment of Scott's monarchs in historical context and biopolitical theory.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Introduction: The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte: Commencing History

Part I: Crusading Kings

1. Ivanhoe: Constructing a National Myth

2. The Talisman: The King's Two Bodies under Stress

3. The Betrothed: Sovereign Power and the Clash of Cultures

Part II: Rival Queens

4. The Abbot: Romancing the Sovereign Body

5. Kenilworth: Performance and Power in Elizabeth's England

Part III: Stuart Ways of Ruling

6. The Fortunes of Nigel: Ungainly Sovereignty as Saving Grace

7. Peveril of the Peak: Plotting the King's Two Bodies

8. Woodstock: The Once and Future King

Part IV: Hanoverian Mercy

9. Waverley: Dynastic Exigencies and Filial Service

10. Redgauntlet: Jacobite Delusions and Hanoverian Hopes

11. The Heart of Midlothian: Contesting the Royal Right of Mercy

Conclusion: Anne of Geierstein and the Failure of Royal Ambition

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781399535830

1399535838