"The Lady of the Lake"

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This paper looks at "The Lady of the Lake," one of Walter Scott's poems that received immense international fame. The paper relates that this romantic poem is set in 16th century Scotland and narrates a struggle between the ruling King James V and the Douglas clan. The paper points out that because of the structure and story line of the poem, it has often been considered a novelette instead of a poem.

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"He wrote The Lady of the Lake in 1810 while holidaying near Loch Katrine in the Trossochs of Scotland and thus building the entire legend in Loch Katrine's settings and the poem was so successful that by 1836, at least 50,000 copies of it had been sold. The romantic poem is set in 16th century Scotland with the following main characters: "James Douglas", banished uncle of the Earl of Angus "Ellen Douglas", his daughter (The Lady of the Lake) , "Roderick Dhu", a rebel Highland ruler of Clan Alpine, and protector of the Douglas's , "Allan-bane", the Douglas' minstrel and faithful servant "James Fitz-James", an English Lowlander Knight and "Malcolm Graeme", Ellen's young love."

Sample of Sources Used:

• John Bucham. (1932) Sir Walter Scott. Coward McCann, Inc.. New York.
• John O. Hayden. (1995) Walter Scott: The Critical Heritage. Routledge. London.
• Richard H. Hutton. (1878) Sir Walter Scott.: Harper. New York.
• Henry A. Beers. (1901) A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century. Henry Holt. New York.

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