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Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature

Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature

Margaret Ball

Paperback

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 9377464900
ISBN13: 9789377464905
Publisher: DD Sales and Distributors
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature by Margaret Ball is an insightful academic examination of Sir Walter Scott's contributions not only as a novelist and poet, but as an influential literary critic of the Romantic period. Ball explores Scott's critical essays, prefaces, reviews, and historical analyses to reveal his views on poetry, narrative form, tradition, nationalism, and the development of modern literature. Situating Scott within the intellectual and cultural context of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, this study highlights his role in shaping historical fiction, literary taste, and critical standards of his era. Combining literary scholarship with historical perspective, the book offers a nuanced understanding of Scott's aesthetic principles and enduring impact on English and Scottish literary traditions. Essential for students of Romantic literature, literary criticism, British literary history, and Scott studies, this work remains a valuable contribution to nineteenth-century literary scholarship.

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