Project Gutenberg 2005-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 386 Ball, Margaret 1878 1952 Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature Produced by Ted Garvin, Lynn Bornath, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature" by Margaret Ball is a scholarly examination of the critical contributions of Sir Walter Scott, written in the early 20th century. This work delves deeply into Scott's literary career, parsing his roles as an editor and critic, as well as the interplay between his critical and creative faculties. It aims to shed light on how Scott's extensive critical writings have been overshadowed by his success as a novelist and poet, thereby providing a comprehensive overview of his influence on literature. The opening of the text sets the stage for a thorough investigation into Scott's underappreciated critical work, positing that understanding his criticism is essential for a complete grasp of his literary genius. Ball outlines Scott's qualifications as a critic, emphasizing his broad reading, scholarly rigor, and historical knowledge that informed his literary judgments. The introductory chapter hints at the structure of the book, indicating that subsequent sections will explore Scott's views on various literary forms, including his work on mediaeval literature and drama, and will articulate the significant connections between his critical and fictional writings. Overall, it presents an assertion of the importance of Scott's criticism not just in relation to his contemporaries but also to current literary discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 -- Knowledge -- Literature Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 -- Bibliography PR Text Category: Literature - Other Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 692294 2025-08-07T08:23:56.848631 text/html 652054 2020-12-12T13:52:38 text/html 301854 2025-08-07T08:24:12.440529 application/epub+zip 307555 2025-08-07T08:24:01.633583 application/epub+zip 285899 2025-08-07T08:23:59.504596 application/epub+zip 685820 2025-08-07T08:24:19.311060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572720 2025-08-07T08:24:10.828510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530667 2022-09-08T07:07:55.408977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477878 2025-08-07T08:23:54.652638 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477708 2020-12-12T13:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477719 2020-12-12T13:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20241 2025-08-07T08:24:19.460001 application/rdf+xml 17987 2025-08-07T08:24:00.151558 image/jpeg 3959 2025-08-07T08:23:59.818574 image/jpeg 174416 2020-12-12T13:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 211122 2020-12-12T13:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 174288 2020-12-12T13:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 285155 2025-08-07T08:23:56.892614 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog