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“The influence of Walter Scott can be felt in every province of the literature of his age.”
—Pushkin
A birthday 
for Walter Scott. Born #OTD, 15 August, 1771, he was & is one of the most significant figures in world literature, of any era.
#Scottish #literature #WalterScott #Romanticism #19thcentury
1/8
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/issues/issue-16/
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Scott, Opera, & the Italian Journey
“What was it about Scott’s poems and novels that attracted composers all over Europe—and inspired more than seventy operas?”
#Scottish #literature #WalterScott #Romanticism #19thcentury #opera
2/8
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2011/05/scott-opera-and-the-italian-journey/
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GREAT SCOTT
Currently on BBC Sounds: Allan Little discusses Walter Scott’s life & legacy with Kirsty Archer-Thompson, Stuart Kelly, Sir Tom Devine, Andrew O'Hagan, Rosemary Hill, Sara Sheridan, Rory Stewart & Joyce McMillan
#Scottish #literature #WalterScott #Romanticism #19thcentury
3/8
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y5vp
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“No Romanticist or Victorianist can excuse an ignorance of Scott. Back then, everybody read him. He was the first global superstar of the novel.”
—Prof Adam Roberts on #WalterScott, #Romanticism, irony, #JaneAusten, & JRR #Tolkien
#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #Victorian
4/8
https://amechanicalart.blogspot.com/2016/06/some-thoughts-on-scott.html
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THE GREAT UNCREDITED
“No other single literary figure—not Shakespeare or Dickens—has been more significant in the evolution of film narrative”
—Prof Tim Dolin on #WalterScott & #cinema
#Scottish #literature #film
5/8
http://www.screeningthepast.com/issue-34-first-release/the-great-uncredited-sir-walter-scott-and-cinema/
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Literary Tourism, the Trossachs, & Walter Scott
11 essays examining #tourism in the Trossachs before & after Scott’s “The Lady of the Lake” (1810), surveying the #Gaelic culture of the area, & tracing Scott’s impact on those who thronged in his wake.
#Scottish #literature #WalterScott #Romanticism #19thcentury
6/8
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/literary_tourism/
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AS IT WAS TOLD TO ME: Three Short Stories by Sir Walter Scott
FREE ebook, introduced by Dr Daniel Cook
“My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror”: reckless romance & supernatural theatrics
“The Two Drovers”: a slow-burn exposé of national conflict
“Wandering Willie’s Tale”: a trip to Hell, a demonic monkey, & an unreliable narrator
#Scottish #literature #WalterScott #Romanticism #19thcentury #ShortStories #supernatural
7/8
https://asls.medium.com/as-it-was-told-to-me-7fe14474fb28
Why weep ye by the tide, ladie?
Why weep ye by the tide?
I’ll wed ye to my youngest son,
And ye sall be his bride…
“The first stanza of this ballad is ancient. The others were written for Mr Campbell’s ALBYN’S ANTHOLOGY”
“Jock of Hazeldean” (Child 293), by Sir Walter Scott – sung by Jean Redpath
#Scottish #literature #WalterScott #Romanticism #19thcentury #ballads #folksong
8/8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbzUR8MFWTk