Walter Scott was no bland tartan romantic, he was dumbed down

Alison Lumsden

Walter Scott was no bland tartan romantic, he was dumbed down

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Abstract

This week sees the 200-year anniversary of the publication of Walter Scott’s first novel Waverley. Journalist Stuart Kelly has called Scott “the man who invented a nation” but what is Scott’s relevance for today? What kind of version of Scotland and of history more generally has he given us?

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2014

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Alison has received grants from the AHRC, Carnegie Trust for Scotland and from a private donation.

Keywords

Scotland
Scottish literature
Walter Scott

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Walter Scott was no bland tartan romantic, he was dumbed down

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