ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ivanhoe, historical romance by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819. It concerns the life of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a fictional Saxon knight. Despite the criticism it received because of its historical inaccuracies, the novel was one of Scott’s most popular works.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ivanhoe was published by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh. All first editions carry the date of 1820, but it was released on 20 December 1819 and issued in London on the 29th by Hurst, Robinson and Co.. As with all of the Waverley novels before 1827, publication was anonymous.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810).

Detailed explanation-4: -What did Sir Walter Scott write? Sir Walter Scott’s early work consisted of poetic romances such as The Lady of the Lake. He later wrote The Waverley Novels, a series of historical novels published anonymously between 1814 and 1832 that were popular in his day.

Detailed explanation-5: -EE: My book is an homage to Sir Walter Scott for his creation of the character Rebecca in his 1820 novel Ivanhoe. I believe Rebecca is the first positive Jewish character in European literature.