Author: sir Walter Scott (bart.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The tales of a grandfather, being the history of Scotland to the close of the Rebellion, 1745-46
Author: sir Walter Scott (bart.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Tales of a Grandfather
Author: Walter ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Tales of a Grandfather, Vol. 1
Author: Walter ScottPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333121778
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Excerpt from Tales of a Grandfather, Vol. 1: Being the History of Scotland From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Rebellion, 1745-46 I esteem it a privilege to be permitted to say a few words by way of introduction to Sir Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather. There can be few men who would not gladly take a 'part, however small and humble, in calling fresh attention to any work of so great and good a man, of so lovable and gifted a writer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Tales of a Grandfather
Author: Walter ScottThe History of Scotland; from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Rebellion 1745-46. Contained in the Tales of a Grandfather
Author: Walter ScottThe Tales of a Grandfather
Author: Walter ScottThe History of Scotland
Author: Walter ScottPublisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Shadow of the Precursor
Author: Nena BierbaumPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443834866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A shadow, in its most literal sense, is the projection of a silhouette against a surface and the obstruction of direct light from hitting that surface. For writers and artists, the shadows cast by their precursors can be either a welcome influence, one consciously evoked in textual production via homage or bricolage, or can manifest as an intrusive, haunting, prohibitive presence, one which threatens to engulf the successor. Many writers and artists are affected by an anxious and ambiguous relationship with their precursors, while others are energised by this relationship. The role that intertextuality plays in creative production invites interrogation, and this publication explores a range of conscious and unconscious influences informing relations between texts and contexts, between predecessors and successors. The chapters revolve around intertextual influence, ranging from conscious imitation and intentional allusion to Julia Kristeva’s idea of intertextuality. Do all texts contain references to and even quotations from other texts? Do such references help shape how we read? This multidisciplinary work includes chapters on the long shadows cast by Shakespeare, Dante, Scott, Virgil and Ovid, the shadows of colonial precursors on postcolonial successors, the shadows cast over Kipling and Murdoch, and chapters on other writers, dramatists and filmmakers and their relationships with precursor figures. With its focus on intertextual relationships, this book contributes to the thriving fields of adaptation studies and studies of intertextuality.
Liminal Discourses
Author: Daniela CarpiPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 311030113X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The past few decades in legal and literary studies have challenged the boundaries raised by the different concepts of law and literature espoused by a great variety of theorists. Law's traditionally assumed disciplinary autonomy has been challenged by those who have pursued interdisciplinary methods of research. In particular, the concept of the sublime has moved out of the strictly philosophical and literary fields and crossed the borders between disciplines, finding an application also in the juridical field. On one hand, this volume proposes that the ethical aspect involved in the legal sublime is to contain the arrogance of the law. On the other hand, the volume draws attention to the "and" of interdisciplinary literary-legal studies and offers new daring comparisons between philosophical fields and between apparently distant historical periods.
Union and Empire
Author: Allan I. MacinnesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521850797
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A major interpretation of the 1707 Act of Union and the making of the United Kingdom.