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The Talisman: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels

Autor Sir Walter Scott, Professor P. D. (University of Edinburgh) Garside, David Hewitt
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 2009 – vârsta de la 22 ani
The second of Tales of the Crusaders, The Talisman is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189 - 92). Scott constructs a story of chivalric action, apparently adopting a medieval romance view of the similarities in the values of both sides. But disguise is the leading theme of the tale: it is not just that characters frequently wear clothing that conceals their identity, but that professions and cultures hide their true nature. In this novel the Christian leaders are divided by a factious criminality, and are contrasted to the magnanimity and decisiveness of Saladin, the leader of the Moslem armies. In a period when the west was fascinated with the exotic east, Scott represents the Moslem other as more humane than the Christian west. The Talisman is one of Scott's great novels. It is a superb tale. It is also a bold departure as, for the first time, Scott explores not cultural conflict within a country or society but in the opposition of two world religions.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780748605828
ISBN-10: 0748605827
Pagini: 440
Ilustrații: glossaries
Dimensiuni: 142 x 216 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Seria Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels

Locul publicării:United Kingdom

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