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The transition from an aristocratic ideal of courtliness to a bourgeois ideal of gentility is well documented in European culture. The development is a commonplace, but there were special factors present in Scotland which were not present in England or indeed elsewhere in Europe. These make the Scottish situation unusually interesting.The chapters of this book were delivered as the Alexander Lectures at the University of Toronto in March 1980.

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In 'Hotbed of Genius', David Daiches explains what the term Scottish Enlightenment means. Examining the period between 1730 and 1790, this book looks at the lives of notable individuals such as David Hume, Adam Smith, Joseph Black and James Hutton, as well as looking at the relationship between Scotland and America.

Sir Walter Scott and His World (A Studio book) [Sep 21, 1971] Daiches, David

Professor David Daiches' Critical History gives the reader a fascinating insight into over twelve centuries of great writing. With enormous intelligence and enthusiasm, he guides the reader through this vastly complex and rich tradition, finely balancing historical background with highly informed criticism. Daiches' groundbreaking work is essential reading for all lovers of literature.

Professor David Daiches' Critical History gives the reader a fascinating insight into over twelve centuries of great writing. With enormous intelligence and enthusiasm, he guides the reader through this vastly complex and rich tradition, finely balancing historical background with highly informed criticism. Daiches' groundbreaking work is essential reading for all lovers of literature.

Edinburgh is a city whose history is written on its face. The Old Town on its crowded rock, sloping down from the Castle to Holyroodhouse, has not significantly changed its atmosphere since the turbulent fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when riots, processions, or public executions jammed the High Street. And the very different era that followed the bloody religious wars of the seventeenth century is epitomized by the elegant streets and squares of the New Town - the eighteenth-century Enlightenment whose writers, philosophers and lawyers made Edinburgh famous. This anthology of extracts from letters, memoirs, diaries, novels and biographies of interesting visitors and inhabitants, including the writings of Scott, Boswell, Cockburn, John Knox and many others, recreates for today's visitors the drama, the history, and the life of the city in buildings and places that can still be visited. The daring Scottish recapture of the Castle from the English in 1313; the confrontation between Calvinist John Knox and Catholic Mary Queen of Scots in Holyroodhouse; an eye-witness account of the execution of Montrose at the Mercat Cross in 1650; reeking slop-pails in the wynds and polite manner

Cime tempestose je jediné dielo autorky, ktorá vo veku dvadsaťosem rokov zomiera na tuberkulózu. V osamelej a divokej brughieri Yorkshire sa odohráva búrlivá a deštruktívna láska. Všetky rozporuplné konflikty medzi obyvateľmi bohatého sídla v doline a tými z farmy na veternom kopci sa sústreďujú na postavu sirotu Heathcliffa. Rozporuplné a jedovaté ľudské vášne vnášajú do lásky utrpenie a krutú pomstu. Model "gotického" románu je prekročený, pretože je premenený na niečo intenzívne a symbolické. Skúmanie protikladných citov a extrémnych emócií neoslabuje presnosť štýlu, ktorý rozbíja všetky parametre poznania ľudí a vnáša do nich taký dych života, že presahujú realitu.

Why did Charles Edward Stuart become one of the great romantic figures of history, a familiar name even to those who know nothing of his curious career? Professor Daiches brushes away the dust from the waxwork figure the Bonnie Prince has become, and writes of the real person within the context of his time.

David Daiches was a distinguished literary historian and critic, known for his extensive contributions to the field. He served as Professor of English at the University of Sussex from 1961 to 1977, during which time he shaped literary scholarship and education. His prolific work reflects a deep engagement with literature, making significant impacts on both academic circles and broader literary discussions.

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A compendium of information on Scottish life, work, play and imagination. This new and completely revised edition takes in events of the past decade which has seen a flowering of Scottish art, music and literature.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Sixty maps, a gazetteer, and critical essays place the great writers of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland against the background of their native regions. Identifies geographic locations mentioned in the works of English authors and discusses the influence locations may have had on their work. Contents: --Chaucer's world: Chaucer's London; Touring with Chaucer's pilgrims; Chaucer overseas: the country of his mind -- --Shakespeare's London -- --Dr. Johnson's London -- --Charles Dickens's London -- --Virginia Woolf's London : a walking tour with Mrs. Dalloway -- --Bath -- --Lake poets -- --Romantic poets abroad -- --Bronte country -- --Thomas Hardy's Wessex -- --Blackening of England -- --Scotland in literature : Kidnapped: a topographical novel; Edinburgh -- --Dublin of Yeats and Joyce: After Parnell; Wanderings of Ulysses; Other testimony -- --Atlas and gazetteer section: Atlas; General gazetteer; London gazetteer; Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Inns of Court; Schools; Geographical index.