ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lay of the Last Minstrel, long narrative poem in six cantos by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1805. It was the author’s first original poetic romance, and it established his reputation. Scott based The Lay of the Last Minstrel on the old Scottish Border legend of the goblin Gilpin Horner.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lay of the Last Minstrel, long narrative poem in six cantos by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1805.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lay was eventually finished in August 1804 and published on January 12, 1805.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scott became an instant best seller with historical narrative poems like The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), followed by The Lady of the Lake (1810), Rokeby (1813), and The Lord of the Isles (1815). He also wrote immensely successful historical novels.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poem is concerned with loyalty to one’s homeland, but also with the manner in which the poet draws his art from his connection to his country and traditions.