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The Poem, now offered to the Public, is intended to illustrate the customs and manners which anciently prevailed on the Borders of England-and Scotland. The inhabitants living in a state partly pastoral and partly warlike, and com bining habits of constant depredation with the in¿uence of a rude spirit of chivalry, were often engaged in scenes highly susceptible of poetical ornament. As the description of scenery and manners was more the object of the Author than a combined and regular narrative, the plan of the Ancient Metrical Romance was adopted, which allows greater latitude, in this respect, than would be con sistent with the dignity of a regular Poem. The same model offered other facilities, as it permits an occasional alteration of measure, which, in some degree, authorises the change of rhythm in the text. The machinery, also, adopted from popular belief, would have seemed puerile in a Poem which did not partake of the rudeness of the old Ballad, or Metrical Romance.

For these reasons, the Poem was put into the mouth of an ancient Minstrel, the last of the race, who, as he is supposed to have survived the Revolution, might have caught somewhat of the refinement of modern poetry, without losing the simplicity of his original model. The date of the Tale itself is about the middle of the sixteenth century, when most of the personages actually ¿ourished. The time occupied by the action is Three Nights and Three Days.

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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.

Udgivelsesdato:: 01-02-2017

Sprog:: Engelsk

ISBN13:: 9781334388071

Sidetal:: 760

Vægt:: 1311 g

Højde:: 50 mm

Bredde:: 152 mm

Længde:: 229 mm

Forlag:: Forgotten Books

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Format:: Hæftet

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Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

The Poem, now offered to the Public, is intended to illustrate the customs and manners which anciently prevailed on the Borders of England-and Scotland. The inhabitants living in a state partly pastoral and partly warlike, a... Læs merend com bining habits of constant depredation with the in¿uence of a rude spirit of chivalry, were often engaged in scenes highly susceptible of poetical ornament. As the description of scenery and manners was more the object of the Author than a combined and regular narrative, the plan of the Ancient Metrical Romance was adopted, which allows greater latitude, in this respect, than would be con sistent with the dignity of a regular Poem. The same model offered other facilities, as it permits an occasional alteration of measure, which, in some degree, authorises the change of rhythm in the text. The machinery, also, adopted from popular belief, would have seemed puerile in a Poem which did not partake of the rudeness of the old Ballad, or Metrical Romance.

For these reasons, the Poem was put into the mouth of an ancient Minstrel, the last of the race, who, as he is supposed to have survived the Revolution, might have caught somewhat of the refinement of modern poetry, without losing the simplicity of his original model. The date of the Tale itself is about the middle of the sixteenth century, when most of the personages actually ¿ourished. The time occupied by the action is Three Nights and Three Days.

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. Læs mindre

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Udgivelsesdato:

01-02-2017

Sprog:

Engelsk

ISBN13:

9781334388071

Sidetal:

760

Vægt:

1311

Højde:

50

Bredde:

152

Længde:

229

Forlag:

Forgotten Books

Mærkat:

Bog, hæftet

Format:

Hæftet
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