Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookMista, Skogula, and ZernebockIn chapter 30 of Scott’s Ivanhoe (1819) the castle of the wicked Norman overlord Reginald Front-de-Bœuf is under siege by a party of…3d ago1
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘The Bride of Lammermoor’ (1819)[After a bit of a haitus, I’m back to Scott blogging. Previously within this very Notebook: Kenilworth (1821); The Pirate (1821/22); The…Jul 14
Hana LiebmanMoral Implications of Madness: Female Sexuality and Violence in Sir Walter Scott’s “The Bride of…The following paragraphs are an extract from my master’s thesis. For those curious and courageous souls who may wish to read the entire…May 14May 14
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘Castle Dangerous’ (1831)[Continuing my read-through of Walter Scott. Previously on this blog: Kenilworth (1821), The Pirate (1821/22), The Fortunes of Nigel…Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘The Siege of Malta’ (1831/2008)I read my first Scotts as a student, and settled more seriously into the Waverley novels in my 20s when I read a bunch of them, though I…Dec 10, 20221Dec 10, 20221
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookMista, Skogula, and ZernebockIn chapter 30 of Scott’s Ivanhoe (1819) the castle of the wicked Norman overlord Reginald Front-de-Bœuf is under siege by a party of…3d ago1
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘The Bride of Lammermoor’ (1819)[After a bit of a haitus, I’m back to Scott blogging. Previously within this very Notebook: Kenilworth (1821); The Pirate (1821/22); The…Jul 14
Hana LiebmanMoral Implications of Madness: Female Sexuality and Violence in Sir Walter Scott’s “The Bride of…The following paragraphs are an extract from my master’s thesis. For those curious and courageous souls who may wish to read the entire…May 14
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘Castle Dangerous’ (1831)[Continuing my read-through of Walter Scott. Previously on this blog: Kenilworth (1821), The Pirate (1821/22), The Fortunes of Nigel…Oct 5, 2022
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘The Siege of Malta’ (1831/2008)I read my first Scotts as a student, and settled more seriously into the Waverley novels in my 20s when I read a bunch of them, though I…Dec 10, 20221
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘Count Robert of Paris’ (1831)[Continuing my read-through of Walter Scott. Previously on this blog: Kenilworth (1821), The Pirate (1821/22), The Fortunes of Nigel…Sep 24, 2022
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookWalter Scott, ‘Anne of Geierstein’ (1829)[Continuing my read-through of Walter Scott. Previously on this blog: Kenilworth (1821), The Pirate (1821/22), The Fortunes of Nigel…Sep 11, 2022
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookCrossing Caradhras: a Second Note on Tolkien and ScottYesterday on this very blog I was arguing Tolkien that remembered Quentin Durward’s ‘Black Riders’ from his childhood reading of Walter…Sep 1, 20221