The Complete Poetry of Sir Walter Scott: Epic poems, Romantic ballads, and Scottish Border minstrelsy, with classic essays by Hugo, Stevenson, Dickens
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ISBN10: 9371236442
ISBN13: 9789371236447
Publisher: Cby Press
Published: Apr 14 2026
Pages: 548
Weight: 3.41
Height: 1.19 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789371236447
Publisher: Cby Press
Published: Apr 14 2026
Pages: 548
Weight: 3.41
Height: 1.19 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Complete Poetry of Sir Walter Scott brings together the full poetic legacy of Sir Walter Scott, one of the founding figures of Romantic literature and a towering voice in Scottish cultural history. Renowned for reviving medieval romance, legend, and national folklore, Scott's poetry blends heroic narrative, lyrical beauty, and historical imagination. This comprehensive collection includes Scott's major epic poems and verse romances, his celebrated Romantic ballads, and his influential work preserving Scottish Border minstrelsy. Through tales of knights, clans, battles, and honor, Scott shaped the modern historical imagination and helped lay the foundations for both Romantic poetry and the historical novel. His verse captures the spirit of Scotland's past while speaking to universal themes of loyalty, courage, memory, and identity. Enhancing the collection are classic critical essays and reflections by Victor Hugo, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, and Andrew Lang, offering rich literary perspectives on Scott's influence and enduring legacy. Essential for readers of poetry, Romantic literature, and British classics, this volume stands as a definitive tribute to a poet whose work shaped national tradition and the course of nineteenth-century literature.
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