Abstract
In spite of a recent re-evaluation of Scott's work there is no scholarly edition of his poetry. This is a crucial lack that distorts our understanding of the nature of poetry in the Romantic period. However, such a scholarly edition in ten volumes is under preparation at the University of Aberdeen under the guidance of those who produced the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. My article examines the questions that have been explored in order to develop a methodology for editing Scott's poetry, the ways in which its creative evolution differs from that of his fiction, and outlines some of the discoveries that have been made along the way.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Walter Scott |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Interpretations |
| Editors | Susan Oliver |
| Publisher | Modern Humanities Research Association |
| Pages | 127-142 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-781882-93-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Sept 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Yearbook of English Studies |
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| Publisher | MHRA |
| Volume | 47 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0306-2473 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2222-4289 |
Keywords
- Walter Scott
- Poetry
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Alison Lumsden
- School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture, English - Regius Chair of English Literature
- School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture, WORD Centre for Creative Writing
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