Scott, Sir Walter - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

Allen, Walter. "The Modern Story: Origins, Background, Affinities." In his The Short Story in English, pp. 3-24. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.

Identifies "The Two Drovers" as "the first modem English short story," noting that the story "is the nearest Scott ever came to writing tragedy."

Gordon, George. "'The Chronicles of the Canongate.'" In Scott Centenary Articles, pp. 174-84. London: Oxford University Press, 1932.

Relates the circumstances surrounding the creation and publication of Chronicles of the Canongate.

Hayes, Michael. "Introduction." In The Supernatural Stories of Sir Walter Scott, pp. 9-11. London: John Calder, 1977.

Brief overview of Scott's short fiction.

Rosenburg, Edgar. "The Jew as Clown and the Jew's Daughter." In his From Shylock to Svengali, Jewish Stereotypes in...

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