Ivanhoe: A Romance - Rilegato

Scott, Walter, Sir

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ISBN 10: 0679602631 ISBN 13: 9780679602637

Casa editrice: Modern Library, 1997

Riassunto

Returning home from the Crusades, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a young, disinherited Saxon knight, becomes caught up in the power struggle between Richard the Lionhart and his scheming brother, Prince John, as he tries to win the hand of the woman he loves. TV tie-in.

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L'autore:

Known to his contemporaries as "The Wizard of the North," this Scottish novelist and poet won great fame for his richly composed historical novels and romantic tales. His works, which draw heavily on the folklore of the British Isles, include the novels Ivanhoe and Kenilworth and the poem "The Lady of the Lake." Once quite wealthy, Scott was nearly bankrupted by a failed business venture, and spent his last years in debt.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

ctor Hugo as "the real epic of our age," Ivanhoe was an immensely popular bestseller when first published in 1819. The book inspired literary imitations as well as paintings, dramatizations, and even operas. Now Sir Walter Scott's sweeping romance of medieval England has prompted a lavish
new television production.
   In the twelfth century, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe returns home to England from the Third Crusade to claim his inheritance and the love of the lady Rowena. The heroic adventures of this noble Saxon knight involve him in the struggle between Richard the Lion-Hearted and his malignant brother John: a conflict that brings Ivanhoe into alliance with the
mysterious outlaw Robin Hood and his legendary fight for the forces of good.
   "Scott's characters, like Shakespeare's and Jane Austen's, have the seed of life in them," observed Virginia Woolf. "The emotions in which Scott excels are not those of human beings pitted agains

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Modern Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679602631
• ISBN 13: 9780679602637
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 535