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The Afterlives of Walter Scott - Memory on the Move (Paperback)
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The Afterlives of Walter Scott - Memory on the Move (Paperback)
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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was once a household name, but is now
largely forgotten. This book explores how Scott's work became an
all-pervasive point of reference for cultural memory and collective
identity in the nineteenth century, and why it no longer has this
role. Ann Rigney breaks new ground in memory studies and the study
of literary reception by examining the dynamics of cultural memory
and the 'social life' of literary texts across several generations
and multiple media. She pays attention to the remediation of the
Waverley novels as they travelled into painting, the theatre, and
material culture, as well as to the role of 'Scott' as a memory
site in the public sphere for a century after his death. Using a
wide range of examples and supported by many illustrations, Rigney
demonstrates how remembering Scott's work helped shape national and
transnational identities up to World War I, and contributed to the
emergence of the idea of an English-speaking world encompassing
Scotland, the British Empire, and the United States. Scott's work
forged a potent alliance between memory, literature, and identity
that was eminently suited to modernization. His legacy continues in
the widespread belief that engaging with the past is a condition
for transcending it.
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