The Wallace and the Bruce Restudied (Classic Reprint)
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Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Wallace and the Bruce Restudied Introduction. The Mss. of The Wallace and The Bruce. Bibliography of The Wallace: Early Editions: Scottish vernacular in 15th and 17th centuries: William Hamilton´s modernised version of 1722: its popularity: Editions. Interest of The Wallace twofold: as a popular romance and as a document of history: Its use by historians: eclecticism of historians: Tytler´s vindication of Blynd Harry as an historian: Stevenson´s opinion: Hill Burton´s attitude: they think it entitled to partial credit: Inquiry desiderated by Stevenson anticipated by Tytler: Tests of the historians inconclusive and incomplete: Comparison of poem with contemporary documents will not solve question of documentary value: further tests required and suggested: is it a literary epic: literary criticism: critics have failed to examine it carefully: independent examination proposed: constructive criticism: Division of Argument. The external evidence. (a) Concerning Blynd Harry. Notices of Blynd Harry: L. H. T. Accounts: Dunbar´s poems: John Major´s History: Biographical data consistent and independent: Major´s statements corroborated by L. H. T. Accounts and Dunbar´s poem of The Droichis Part of the Play: Strolling players and minstrels at the Scottish Court: Notice of Harry in The Droichis Part interpreted: Harry´s humble rank: domicile probably Linlithgow: Harry as poet: his blindness: Bellenden´s notice of Harry´s Book: historical evidence, its value The internal evidence. (a) General Characteristics of The Wallace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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