EPISODE 11: Walter Scott and the Historical Novel, Part One

0:00—The Columbus of our literature. 3:17—Mistakes of Udolpho. 5:49—The enchanter of the North. 8:14—Waverley novels. 11:29—Turn to history. 14:32—History as propaganda. 15:54—18^th Century histories. 19:43—History and nationalism. 22:40—British nationalism. 23:43—Tom Paine and the French Revolution. 30:39—Interlude. 31:24—English literature. 33:10—National histories. 32:23—Scott’s moment. 39:43—The architect of historical realism. 41:46—Scott’s conservatism. 43:40—War and national identity. 45:58—Warning. 46:12—The turmoil of history. 49:26—Waverley. 50:10—Uniting the kingdom.

Interludes: Felix Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture (1832), performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, 2012.

Illustration: An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 (detail), by David Morier (c. 1747-1765), Wikimedia.

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