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The Fortunes of Nigel
Sir Walter Scott
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Description for The Fortunes of Nigel
Hardback. The Fortunes of Nigel sits among Walter Scott's richest creations in political insight and range of characterisation. Steeped in Jacobean drama, this tale shows Scott revelling in the linguistic riches of the age. Editor(s): Jordan, Frank. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 704 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 44. Weight in Grams: 928.
Set at the end of the reign of James VI and I, The Fortunes of Nigel sits among Walter Scott's richest creations in political insight, range of characterisation and linguistic virtuosity. Well versed in the political literature of the period, Scott drew a detailed picture of London in the early 17th century while charting the effects of Scottish influx into the English capital: the ambitions and fears of the incomers and the suspicion they aroused. The complex web of political (and sexual) intrigue, and especially of all-important financial dealings and double-dealings, is traced with a master's hand. No Scott novel ... Read more
Set at the end of the reign of James VI and I, The Fortunes of Nigel sits among Walter Scott's richest creations in political insight, range of characterisation and linguistic virtuosity. Well versed in the political literature of the period, Scott drew a detailed picture of London in the early 17th century while charting the effects of Scottish influx into the English capital: the ambitions and fears of the incomers and the suspicion they aroused. The complex web of political (and sexual) intrigue, and especially of all-important financial dealings and double-dealings, is traced with a master's hand. No Scott novel ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Series
Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels
Condition
New
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748605774
SKU
V9780748605774
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About Sir Walter Scott
Frank Jordan is Professor Emeritus of English at Miami University, Ohio.
Reviews for The Fortunes of Nigel
A part of our immediate response to these exemplary volumes is to feel the discrepancy between Scott's slapdash, hearty, headlong method of composition and the painstaking toil of his editors!the Edinburgh editors have reverted to the first editions, but have also combed the manuscripts for missed readings and lost material; some of the latter, such as the portraits of Edinburgh ... Read more