Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake

Susan Oliver (University of Essex)

Ed. by J. Derrick McClure, University of Aberdeen
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.06: English Writing and Culture of the Romantic Period, 1789-1837.
Vol. editors: Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Daniel Robinson (Widener University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1810

Places

Scotland (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poetry (any)

Resources

Walter Scott’s third narrative poem, The Lady of the Lake, was published on 8^th May 1810. The plot is geographically and culturally located on the Highland/Lowland border around Loch Katrine, the Trossachs and the Western Highlands of Perthshire, and in Stirling. Since the story involves James V of Scotland (1512-42) as a young adult, subsequent to his visits to France, the action is set in the mid or late 1530s. The Lady of the Lake therefore can be considered in some ways a sequel to Scott’s previous historical narrative poem Marmion (1808), which concluded with the Battle of Flodden (1513) at which James IV died. Scott had expressed his intention to work with a Highland setting at l…

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Citation: Oliver, Susan. "The Lady of the Lake". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 August 2005 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=423, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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