The great Romantic author Sir Walter Scott is today considered the father of the historical novel. As we learn more about him, we'll unpack the following questions:

  1. How was Scott's Scottish background particularly influential in his development as a writer?
  2. What distinguished Scott's criticism of the past from that of his Enlightenment contemporaries? 
  3. How is Ivanhoe an example of Scott's masterful blending of Enlightenment and Romantic ideals?

Recommended Reading: Scott, Walter. "The Lady of the Lake." 1810.

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