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Kenilworth: a Romance Free FREE KENILWORTH: A ROMANCE PDF Sir Walter Scott,J. Alexander | 528 pages | 01 Sep 1999 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780140436549 | English | London, United Kingdom Kenilworth | novel by Scott | Britannica Hareshwar Roy, November 14, Sir Walter Scott is a great novelist. He has been called the father of historical novel in England. In his works we find a more serious and responsible approach towards history. He blended facts and fiction, history and romance. His Kenilworth is also a beautiful blend of history and romance. It seems that Kenilworth is a historical novel. It is because it deals with historical events and characters. It is set against a historical background. The time of the plot is The locale is England. The time is that of Queen Elizabeth's reign. The characters bear historical names. Here we have an excellent picture of Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester. The main events are also distilled from history. Above all the spirit of Elizabeth's age is exhibited most artistically and realistically. On the basis of these facts, Kenilworth is categorised as a historical novel. Though we get historical reflections in this novel, but here we get a number of historical inaccuracies also. The fact is that Scott always treated history with perfect disregard of inconvenient facts and dates. These are many illustrations of this in Kenilworth. The entire story is not factual. He has changed the order of events which never occurred at all. The conclusion of Kenilworth is also mysterious. It is completely different from the historical records. In short, this novel is not a pure history. It is said that Kenilworth is a history; but it is a romance also. In action and in the treatment of events and characters, it follows the models Kenilworth: A Romance romances. Even its setting and background also imitates the models of romances. Thus it is a blend of history and romance. The beginning of the novel has a romantic Kenilworth: A Romance. Lambourne is a character who has been drawn upon the line of romances. There is a remarkable element of suspense in the entire novel. Kenilworth is filigree. It is embroidered with Kenilworth: A Romance and gold, love and romance. Here the novelist tries to romanticize everything. He changes history according to his own requirements. His imagination is rich, Kenilworth: A Romance narration is easy and his dialogues are interesting. The historical facts have been twisted to accommodate the spirit of romance. Kenilworth contains convention of romances. Here we get love, hate, intrigue, duels, fighting and violence. Poisons are given and taken. Elopements take place. Villains try to rape girls. Male characters try to win the love of beautiful ladies. The events take place Kenilworth: A Romance a dramatic thud. Rich colours are there. The story gains its momentum at the hand of romance. The romantic pathos occupies an important place in the Kenilworth: A Romance. It can be seen in Amy's episode. The novel begins with romantic secrecy. A lover goes out for the search of his beloved. Scott's description of the various places has also Kenilworth: A Romance grandeur. His main scenes take place at the spots of considerable interests. These places have been beautifully presented. The castle of Kenilworth has been Kenilworth: A Romance with heavy description. It has an ample porch. The wizards and buskins can be seen there. Thus Scott's Kenilworth is a hybrid. It is a history and romance both. The novelist has turned this novel into a historical romance by blending fact and fiction. His romanticism Kenilworth: A Romance not airy. It is coloured by a strong realistic sense. When this novel deals with lowly life, it is realistic. But the prevailing mood of the novel is romantic with historical Kenilworth: A Romance. It is not a pure history, it is a beautiful blend of history and romance. About the author:. Hareshwar Roy, Professor of English at Govt. He completed his Ph. University Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Kenilworth: A Romance who is one of the best known literary members of Indian Diaspora. His research papers more than 40 have been widely published in reputed literary journals. Currently he is teaching English Literature in Govt. Autonomous P. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He has attended a number of seminars and Kenilworth: A Romance. His area of interest is the writing of the writers of Indian diaspora. Reactions: Location: Satna, Kenilworth: A Romance. Post a comment. Hareshwar Roy, November 25, Charles Lamb is a shining star in the sky of English essay. He is called the prince among English essayists. His essays are the finest in English prose. He brought to prose the finest qualities of Romanticism. Lamb's readers appreciate him for his wisdom, for his humanity, for his genial Kenilworth: A Romance, for his profound pathos, for his sweet temperament and for his style. He started his career as a poet but could not succeed. He acquired immortal recognition as an essayist. From toessay writing Kenilworth: A Romance his main occupation. He wrote under the pseudonym of Elia. His first essay appeared in the London Magazine in Each essay of Lamb is a little wonder. Here we find a fine combination of wit, fancy, anecdote and reflection. According to Cazamian, he is above all an artist. Read more. Hareshwar Roy, January 07, William Congreve is the best and finest writer of the comedy of manners. We may say that he has invented a new art of comedy. His ' The Way of the World' is considered as a work of art and as a pure comedy of manners. It is the apotheosis of the comedy of manners. It is a remarkable demonstration of Congreve's technical skill as a playwright. Kenilworth (novel) - Wikipedia Kenilworth: A Romance Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scottone of the Waverley novelsfirst published on 13 January Set in it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle by the Earl of Leicester who is complicit in the murder of his wife Amy Robsart at Cumnor. In January Archibald Constable and John Ballantyne concluded an agreement to act as joint publishers of Kenilworthbut Scott had still to complete The Monastery and write its sequel The Abbot which kept him occupied until August, so that Kenilworth had to wait until September. Writing then progressed steadily, and the new novel was completed on 27 December. Scott was deeply acquainted with the literature and historical documents of the Elizabethan period, partly because of his editorial labours. In he produced Memoirs of Robert Cary, Earl of Monmouth … and Fragmenta Regalia … by Sir Robert Nauntonwhich were to stand him in good stead for his portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in the novel, and in he revised Robert Dodsley's The Ancient British Drama which contributed much to the linguistic texture of the novel. Kenilworth was published in three volumes by Constable and Ballantyne in Edinburgh on 13 January[3] and by Hurst, Robinson, and Co. As with all the Waverley novels before publication was anonymous. It is unlikely that Scott was involved with the novel again until April and Maywhen he revised the text and provided an introduction and notes for the 'Magnum' edition in which it appeared as Volumes Kenilworth: A Romance and 23 in March and April The standard modern edition, by J. Alexander, was published in as Volume 11 of the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels : it is based on the first edition with emendations mainly from the manuscript; the Magnum material is included in Volume 25b. Amy passionately loves her husband, and the Earl loves her in return, but he is driven by ambition. He is courting the Queen's favour, and only by keeping his marriage to Amy secret can he hope to rise to the height of power that he desires. At the end of the book, the Queen Kenilworth: A Romance the truth, to the shame of the Earl. The Kenilworth: A Romance has come too late, for Amy has been murdered by the Earl's Kenilworth: A Romance more ambitious steward, Varney. Giles Gosling, the innkeeper, had just welcomed his mischievous nephew Michael Lambourne on his return from Flanders. He invited the Cornishman, Tressilian, and other guests to drink with them. Lambourne made a wager he would obtain an introduction to a certain young lady under the steward Foster's charge at Cumnor Placeseat of the Earl of Leicester, and the Cornish stranger begged permission to accompany him. On arriving there Tressilian found that this lady was his former lady-love, Amy. He would have carried her back to her home, but she refused; and as he was leaving he quarrelled with Richard Varney, the earl's squire, and Kenilworth: A Romance have taken his life had not Lambourne intervened. Amy was soothed in her seclusion by costly presents from the earl, and during his next visit she pleaded that she might inform her father of their marriage, but he was afraid of Elizabeth's resentment. Warned by his host against the squire, and having confided to him how Amy had been entrapped, Tressilian left Cumnor by night, and, after several adventures by the way, reached the residence of Sir Hugh Robsart, Amy's father, to assist him in laying his daughter's case before the queen. On hearing about this from Walter RaleighElizabeth at once set out to visit Leicester's rival, and it was in this way that Tressilian's petition, in Amy's Kenilworth: A Romance, was handed to her. The queen was agitated to learn of this secret marriage.
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