Walter Scott and Modernity

by Andrew Lincoln

Walter Scott and Modernity argues that, far from turning away from modernity to indulge a nostalgic vision of the past, Scott uses the past as means of exploring key problems in the modern world. This study includes critical introductions to some of the most widely read poems published in nineteenth-century Britain (which are also the most scandalously neglected), and insights into the narrative strategies and ideological interests of some...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748626069
• ISBN13: 9780748626069
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher