Rob Roy (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1817
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1715
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Escapes, Betrayal, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Scotland or Scottish people, Battles, Presbyterian church
- Locales: Glasgow, Scotland, Northumberland, Scotland
Places Discussed
*Scottish Highlands. Mountainous area of northern Scotland that was home to the historical Rob Roy. The Highlands are the romantic setting for Scottish clan life in the novel. Several of Walter Scott’s works deal with the Scottish Highlands, but Rob Roy treats this area with special fullness and complexity. On one hand, the Highlands are beautiful, sublime, poetic, and impressive. On the other hand, they are dark, dangerous, primitive, and lawless. The Scottish clans of the Highlands are brave, daring, resourceful, and, at their best, heroic. They have...
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