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Title: Marmion: a Tale of Flodden Field
Author: Walter Scott
Year of Publication: 1808 (19th century)
Type: Poetry
Genre: Adventure/Thriller, Historical Poem, Romance,
Plot Summary: Complicated fictional events surrounding fictional participants in the Battle of Flodden (1513). Marmion is an English knight and a cad, and will stop at nothing to win the hand of Lady Clare. However, Lady Clare’s true love triumphs in the end, and Marmion is killed in battle. Contains 2 famous songs: ‘Lochinvar’ and ‘Where shall the lover rest’.
Scott introduces each of the cantos of Marmion with a poem in the form of a letter written from his home Ashiestiel. George Ellis noted that this interweaving of the poet with the poem, makes Scott the minstrel of Marmion.
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 141917925X
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Home | Title detail page
Title: Marmion: a Tale of Flodden Field
Author: Walter Scott
Year of Publication: 1808 (19th century)
Type: Poetry
Genre: Adventure/Thriller, Historical Poem, Romance,
Plot Summary: Complicated fictional events surrounding fictional participants in the Battle of Flodden (1513). Marmion is an English knight and a cad, and will stop at nothing to win the hand of Lady Clare. However, Lady Clare’s true love triumphs in the end, and Marmion is killed in battle. Contains 2 famous songs: ‘Lochinvar’ and ‘Where shall the lover rest’.
Scott introduces each of the cantos of Marmion with a poem in the form of a letter written from his home Ashiestiel. George Ellis noted that this interweaving of the poet with the poem, makes Scott the minstrel of Marmion.
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 141917925X
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009