The Betrothed
by
Walter Scott
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels
ISBN-10
0748605819
ISBN-13
9780748605811
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 10th, 2009
Print length
448 Pages
Weight
656 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 14.90 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary essaysLiterary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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The Betrothed is set at the time of the Third Crusade (1189–92) and is the first of Scott’s Tales of the Crusaders.
Set at the time of the Third Crusade (1189-92), The Betrothed is the first of Scott''s Tales of the Crusaders, and although set in the Welsh Marches it is a crusading novel in that it is about those who stayed at home. The betrothed is Eveline, daughter of a Norman warrior, who is a victim of the Crusade in that her intended husband is required by the Church to fulfil his vow to take the Cross. He departs for three years. The full horror of an arranged marriage, and of being a ''prize'' as men seek to gain possession of her is vividly realised - the heroine is never free; her fate is always determined by the agency of men.
The Betrothed is a problem novel in that it was deeply disliked by Scott''s printer and publisher who forced significant changes. What Scott was required to do to meet their objections has been confronted for the first time in this, the first critical edition of the novel.
The Betrothed is a problem novel in that it was deeply disliked by Scott''s printer and publisher who forced significant changes. What Scott was required to do to meet their objections has been confronted for the first time in this, the first critical edition of the novel.
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