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  • Sir Walter ScottIvanhoe Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is probably best remembered asa writer of fast-paced novels of chivalry and romance, the essence of which isdistilled so successfully in Ivanhoe. Scott was born in Edinburgh, the youngest of thirteenchildren and, following in his father’s footsteps, was called to the barin 1792. He became Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire in 1799, and was Clerk of theCourt of Session in Edinburgh from 1806 to within a couple of years of hisdeath. Scott’s mother instilled in him her own love of poetry and,although he was left lame after a childhood illness, Scott enjoyed exploringthe Border countryside. So it is no wonder that the first work to appear underhis own name was The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. The Lady of the Lakeand Harold the Dauntless are among his most famous poems. The first nine novels Scott published drew on recentScottish history. He began the Waverley novels in 1805, but put them aside andproduced more marketable work until 1814 when Waverley appeared. Among his mostfamous novels are Old Mortality (1816) and The Heart of Midlothian (1818). But with the publication of Ivanhoe in 1819, Scott began tomine the rich seam of historical romance and chivalry that would make himfamous far beyond Scotland. Scott was a leading figure in the literary establishment ofhis day, writing and editing seminal historical works. In 1813 he refused thetitle of Poet Laureate, but he did accept a baronetcy in 1820. From 1811, Scott lived the life of a landed squire at thelarge estate of Abbotsford, near Melrose, in the Scottish borders. But he spentvast sums of money on restoring the house, which he referred to as‘Conundrum Castle — this romance of a house’. He was left with huge debts —about $200,000 — when a company in which he had heavily invested, as a sleepingpartner, collapsed. Scott shouldered the burden of debt himself, and hisamazingly prolific output was all aimed at paying off the creditors. They were,indeed, paid off from the proceeds of the sale of his copyrights after hisdeath.Scott had the capacity, time and time again, to capture thespirit of a time and to portray it with color, drama and immediacy.This is never better illustrated than in Ivanhoe, in which his command ofhistorical detail gives another dimension to what is one of the greatestadventure stories of all time. Notes by Lesley Young Jonathan Oliver Jonathan Oliver has appeared in theater throughout the UK inworks ranging from Julius Caesar (English Shakespeare Company) to Bulgakov’sThe Master and Margarita. Widely experienced in television, film and radio, hehas, for a decade, also recorded audiobooks for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
  • • 作品列表
    • • CD01
      • 作品编号：23234  Ivanhoe

      • In A Forest Glade

      • Brian de Bois-Guilbert - Knight Templar

      • Rotherwood - The Home Of Cedric The Saxon

      • The Pilgrim Confronts Guilbert

      • A Warning For Isaac

      • King John At Ashby-de-la-Zouche

      • The Joust Begins

      • The Disinherited Knight Appears

      • The Disinherited Knight Takes On All-Comers

      • Battle - The Joust's Second Day

      • The Champion Of The Day

      • The Consequences Of The Joust

      • Locksley, The Yeoman

      • Impriconed In The Castle Of Front-de-Boef

      • CD02
      • 作品编号：23234  Ivanhoe

      • Isaac Learns Of Rebecca's Fate

      • The Old Sybil, Ulrica

      • Wamba's Brave Offer

      • Rebecca Tends Ivanhoe

      • Ulrica Faces Front-de-Boef

      • De Bracy Meets The Black Knight

      • Back In Sherwood Forest

      • Isaac's Anguish

      • Templestowe - The Grand Master

      • Rebecca Hopes For A Champion

      • Identities Revealed

      • Execution - Or A Saviour?

      • Fiat voluntas tua

      • Nuptials And A Leave-Taking