Mary Stuart's Fortune and End: The Monastery & The Abbot (Tales from Benedictine Sources) - Illustrated (Annotated)

di Walter Scott (Autore)

Harris Westbyrne (Autore)

e-artnow, 2015

Mary Stuart's Fortune and End: The Monastery & The Abbot brings together Walter Scott's twin historical romances of Reformation Scotland, tracing the turbulent religious, political, and dynastic forces surrounding Mary Queen of Scots. Framed through monastic memory, border legend, and antiquarian detail, these narratives combine Gothic atmosphere, chivalric adventure, and documentary-minded historical reconstruction. Scott's prose moves between romance and chronicle, situating private loyalties within the wider collapse of medieval Catholic culture and the rise of Protestant power. Walter Scott, poet, novelist, lawyer, and indefatigable collector of Scottish ballads and traditions, was uniquely equipped to dramatize this conflicted past. His antiquarian scholarship and Tory imagination led him to view history as a living inheritance shaped by custom, landscape, and collective memory. In revisiting Mary Stuart's world, Scott explored not only a tragic queen's fate but also Scotland's divided conscience. This illustrated edition is recommended for readers interested in historical fiction, Scottish history, and the literary transformation of national memory. It rewards those who value richly textured settings, moral ambiguity, and the interplay between legend and history in the making of the modern novel. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.

• Autore: Walter Scott, Harris Westbyrne
• Curatore: e-artnow
• Anno edizione: 2015
• Editore: e-artnow
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9788026840282