Rob Roy
by:
Walter Scott (author)
By turns thrilling and comic, Rob Roy contains Scott's most sophisticated treatment of the Scottish Highlands as an imaginary space where the modern and the primitive come together. Newly edited from the `Magnum Opus' text of 1830, this edition includes full explanatory notes and a critical...
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By turns thrilling and comic, Rob Roy contains Scott's most sophisticated treatment of the Scottish Highlands as an imaginary space where the modern and the primitive come together. Newly edited from the `Magnum Opus' text of 1830, this edition includes full explanatory notes and a critical introduction exploring the originality and complexity of Scott's achievement.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780192817631 (0192817639)
Publish date: November 19th 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 543
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
English Literature,
Scotland
Książka wyłącznie dla fanów twórczości Waltera Scotta i tym podobnych zapaleńców historycznych (szczególnie historii Szkocji). Mniej więcej do jej połowy akcja wlecze się jak ślimak (no cóż, głównym bohaterem jest syn bankiera i on jest też narratorem), ale potem rusza z kopyta (no, powiedzmy, przyś...
Not sure if I should classify this as 'read' or 'to-read.' I only managed the first 5 chapters. I tried to keep reading, but after trying for 6 weeks I couldn't go on. The story sounded really interesting and action packed, but the language was just too difficult to get into. I would really enjoy g...
Not sure if I should classify this as 'read' or 'to-read.' I only managed the first 5 chapters. I tried to keep reading, but after trying for 6 weeks I couldn't go on. The story sounded really interesting and action packed, but the language was just too difficult to get into. I would really enjoy g...
BBC Radio 4 adaptation. Narrated by David Tennant. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s0329 Rob Roy by Walter ScottAdapted by Robin BrooksOur Rob Roy has dispensed with the Jacobite setting and updates the story to the 20th century. It is 1924 and 20-year-old Frank falls foul of his father. He has s...
Sir Walter Scott dramatisation with Liam Brennan. Categories:Drama, Classic & Period