1st Edition

Walter Scott's Books Reading the Waverley Novels

By J.H. Alexander Copyright 2017
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

Scott's Books is an approachable introduction to the Waverley Novels. Drawing on substantial research in Scott's intertextual sources, it offers a fresh approach to the existing readings where the thematic and theoretical are the norm. Avoiding jargon, and moving briskly, it tackles the vexed question of Scott's 'circumbendibus' style head on, suggesting that it is actually one of the most... Read more

Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Introduction.Chapter 1: Resources. Chapter 2: Style. Chapter 3: Strategies. Chapter 4: Mottoes. Envoi. Notes. Index.

Biography

Dr. John Huston (Ian) Alexander is an honoray fellow of the Association for Scottish Literary studies and taught in the Depeartment of English at the University of Aberdeen.