Poetry from the Waverley Novels and Other Works:

The original poetry by Walter Scott in the Waverley Novels and other worksDetermines which poems in the Waverley Novels, the letters and the Journal were written by ScottContextualises each poem and provides full annotationUses texts established in the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley NovelsBases t...

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Main Author: Scott, Walter (Author)
Other Authors: Hewitt, David 1942- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2024]
Series:The Edinburgh Edition of Walter Scott's Poetry 8
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/9781399522663
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781399522663
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Summary:The original poetry by Walter Scott in the Waverley Novels and other worksDetermines which poems in the Waverley Novels, the letters and the Journal were written by ScottContextualises each poem and provides full annotationUses texts established in the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley NovelsBases the poetry from the letters and Journal on manuscripts whenever possibleThis scholarly edition offers the first reliably identified collection of Walter Scott’s original poetry in the Waverley Novels, the letters and the Journal. Past editors of Scott found it hard to recognise what is and is not "ation; but thanks to modern databases the poems in this volume have been identified as almost certainly his own.This collection demonstrates, again, Scott’s brilliant versatility in the handling of verse forms and his extraordinary range of voice. The poetry of the Waverley Novels is often dramatic, being uttered or sung by one of the characters; mottoes at the heads of chapters stand in a critical relationship to the narrative; the poetry of the letters and Journal is often quizzical and self-mocking; and there are many superb parodies. As part of the ‘meaning’ of these poems lies in their context, this collection succinctly contextualises each one. It also provides full textual and explanatory annotation and an essay which explores, among other things, the wavering boundary between new creation and "ation
Physical Description:496 Seiten
ISBN:9781399522656
DOI:10.1515/9781399522663

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