The Fortunes Of Nigel
by
Walter Scott
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0748605770
ISBN-13
9780748605774
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 22nd, 2004
Print length
704 Pages
Weight
928 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 15.90 x 4.40 cms
Product Classification:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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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.
Find Out What Scott Really WroteGoing back to the original manuscripts, a team of scholars has uncovered what Scott originally wrote and intended his public to read before errors, misreadings and expurgations crept in during production. 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 has a more memorable cast of characters. King James heads them, with his childish irresponsibility and elusive character: a would-be Solomon and father of
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