Walter Scott

Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The title of this work has not been chosen without the grave and solid deliberation, which matters of importance demand from the prudent. Even its first, or general denomination, was the result of no common research or selection, although, according to the example of my predecessors, I had only to seize upon the most sounding and euphonic surname that English history or topography affords, and elect it at once as the title of my work, and the name of my hero. But, alas! what could my readers have expected from the chivalrous epithets of Howard, Mordaunt, Mortimer, or Stanley, or from the softer and more sentimental sounds of Belmour, Belville, Belfield, and Belgrave, but pages of inanity, similar to those which have been so christened for half a century past? I must modestly admit I am too diffident of my own merit to place it in unnecessary opposition to preconceived associations; I have, therefore, like a maiden knight with his white shield, assumed for my hero, WAVERLEY, an uncontaminated name, bearing with its sound little of good or evil, excepting what the reader shall hereafter be pleased to affix to it. But my second or supplemental title was a matter of much more difficult election, since that, short as it is, may be held as pledging the author to some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: anboco
• Seitenzahl: 1110
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783736415102
• Artikelnr.: 45646366

Autorenporträt

Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Walter Scott, a Writer to the Signet, and Anne Rutherford, a descendant of both the Clan Swinton and the Haliburton family. As the ninth child in the family, Scott faced significant challenges early on, including the death of six siblings in infancy. A bout of polio in 1773 left him lame, leading to his relocation to the Scottish Borders for treatment. His time spent in the rural area with his paternal grandparents exposed him to local tales, legends, and folklore, which greatly influenced his later writing. Scott returned to Edinburgh in 1775, and after further education, he attended the Royal High School and later Kelso Grammar School, where he met key future business partners. His experiences in these formative years shaped his deep interest in history, literature, and storytelling, laying the foundation for his later work as a novelist, poet, and historian. Throughout his life, Scott made significant contributions to European Romanticism and is remembered for works such as "Ivanhoe," "Rob Roy," and "Waverley," which remain classics of Scottish and European literature.