Rob Roy (eBook, ePUB) - Walter Scott, Sir
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"Rob Roy" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical fiction novel as gripping as his masterpiece "Ivanhoe". It is part of the Waverley novels , a series of Scott's books that focused on Scottish history and it is considered a quintessential work in the genre of Romanticism, inspiring countless tales of swashbuckling and chivalry ever since Although "Rob Roy" was published in 1817, it is a story based on the actual historical figure of Robert Roy MacGregor, born in the late 1600s in Scotland. He was an outlaw, a bandit, and often compared to Robin Hood .
Rob Roy lived during a period in Scottish…mehr

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"Rob Roy" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical fiction novel as gripping as his masterpiece "Ivanhoe". It is part of the Waverley novels, a series of Scott's books that focused on Scottish history and it is considered a quintessential work in the genre of Romanticism, inspiring countless tales of swashbuckling and chivalry ever since
Although "Rob Roy" was published in 1817, it is a story based on the actual historical figure of Robert Roy MacGregor, born in the late 1600s in Scotland. He was an outlaw, a bandit, and often compared to Robin Hood.

Rob Roy lived during a period in Scottish history where many people were frustrated. At the time, there was no king to rule Britain, and many wanted James VII of Scotland (or II of England) and his descendants to rule. This frustration spurred the Jacobite risings, riots, and battles to put James II and his descendants back on the throne. Jacobite comes from Jacobus which is the Latin name for James. Rob Roy participated in these Jacobite risings. His legacy is one of courage, bravery, and standing up for his beliefs.
Autorenporträt
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) war der größte Romanautor seiner Zeit und ist einer der einflussreichsten Schriftsteller der Literaturgeschichte. Schlagartig bekannt wurde der Anwalt aus Edinburgh, der zunächst als Übersetzer (u.a. von Goethe) hervortrat, mit der Versdichtung 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel' (1805). Als Byron ihm als Lyriker den Rang abzulaufen begann, wechselte er ins Prosafach. Praktisch im Alleingang begründete er das Genre des historischen Romans, sein Erstling 'Waverley' (1814) schöpft schon dessen ganzes Potenzial aus: Eingebettet in eine recht konventionelle Fabel, verwickelt er den Helden in die sozialen und politischen Umstände seiner Zeit und macht so die Vergangenheit hautnah erlebbar. Noch erfolgreicher als die von der Kritik geschätzten Bücher über das Schottland des 18. Jahrhunderts waren seine Mittelalter-Romane. Am Ende seiner Laufbahn wandte er sich wieder zeitgenössischen Stoffen zu. In der englischen Romantik, der er europaweit zur Geltung verhalf, n

ahm er eine Sonderstellung ein. Weder teilte er Byrons und Shelleys Lust am Irrationalen, noch war der Tory und Presbyterianer für die Revolution zu begeistern.