Scott the rhymerNancy Moore Goslee.

Goslee, Nancy Moore, 1941-

Scott the rhymerNancy Moore Goslee. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (263 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Lay of the Last Minstrel: Page and Book; 2. Marmion: The Metaphor of Forgery; 3. The Lady of the Lake: Romance as Theme and Structure; 4. Rokeby: ""Fatal Art"" and the Redeemed Estate; 5. The Bridal of Triermain: ""Fragments of ... Rifted Stone""; 6. The Lord of the Isles: History, Scenery, and Fictions of Silence; 7. Harold the Dauntless: Plundering a Name; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Renewed arguments over the definition of Romanticism warrant a new look at the narrative poetry of Sir Walter Scott. Nancy Moore Goslee's study, the first full treatment of Scott's poems in many years, will do for his poetry what Judith Wilt's book has done for his novels. Already a subtle reader of the high Romantics and their celebrations of the visionary imagination, Goslee draws upon several recent critical developments for this study of Scott: a growing tendency among critics of his novels to see romance as a positive strength, the broader development of narrative theory, and feminist the.



9780813163208


Romanticism--Scotland.


Electronic Books.

PR5343 / .S368 2015