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Poetry from the Waverley Novels and Other Works

Name: Poetry from the Waverley Novels and Other Works
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
SKU: 9781399522656
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Contributors:

David Hewitt (Editor)

Publisher:

Edinburgh University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Literary Criticism, Poetry

Book Subcategory:

Poetry, European, Modern

Book Topic:

English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, 19th Century

Series:

The Edinburgh Edition of Walter Scott's Poetry

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Release Date:

2024-05-31

ISBN 13:

9781399522656

Weight:

1.65 lbs

Size:

2.50 x 1.70 x 0.40 inches

Pages:

496

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This 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 quotation; 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 quotation.

About the Author

David Hewitt was formerly Regius Professor of English at the University of Aberdeen. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, for which he edited Rob Roy (EUP, 2008), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (with Alison Lumsden; EUP, 2004), Redgauntlet (with G. A. M. Wood; EUP, 1997) and The Antiquary (EUP, 1995).

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