Ivanhoe - A Romance

ivanhoe , By Sir Walter Scott, Is Part Of The barnes & Noble Classics series, Which Offers Quality Editions At Affordable Prices To The Student And The General Reader, Including New Scholarship, Thoughtful Design, And Pages Of Carefully Crafted Extras. Here Are Some Of The Remarkable Features Of barnes & Noble Classics : new Introductions Commissioned From Today's Top Writers And Scholars biographies Of The Authors chronologies Of Contemporary Historical, Biographical, And Cultural Events footnotes And Endnotes selective Discussions Of Imitations, Parodies, Poems, Books, Plays, Paintings, Operas, Statuary, And Films Inspired By The Work comments By Other Famous Authors study Questions To Challenge The Reader's Viewpoints And Expectations bibliographies For Further Reading indices & Glossaries, When Appropriate all Editions Are Beautifully Designed And Are Printed To Superior Specifications; Some Include Illustrations Of Historical Interest. barnes & Noble Classics pulls Together A Constellation Of Influences—biographical, Historical, And Literary—to Enrich Each Reader's Understanding Of These Enduring Works. medieval England. King Richard The Lion-hearted, Coming Home From The Crusades, Has Been Captured And Imprisoned In Austria. His Wicked Brother, John, Has Seized The Throne And Refuses To Pay Richard’s Ransom. Meanwhile The Conflict Between Saxon And Norman Threatens To Turn Into Civil War. standing Above It All Is Wilfred Of Ivanhoe, The Disinherited Son Of Cedric, A Saxon Noble. Ivanhoe Enraged His Father By Following The Norman Richard To The Crusades. Now Back In England, He Wants To Help Rescue Richard—and Marry Cedric’s Ward, Rowena. But Cedric Has Pledged Her To A Highborn Saxon In Hopes Of Creating A New Saxon Royal Line. To This Mix Walter Scott Adds Several Ferocious Norman Villains, The Legendary Robin Hood, A Shakespearean “wise Fool” Who Constantly Offers Wryly Sardonic Comments On The Action, And A Sidelong Look At English Anti-semitism, As A Pair Of Jewish Characters, The Beautiful Rebecca And Her Father, Isaac Of York, Alternately Protect And Garner Protection From Ivanhoe. with Its Clanging Swords, Burning Castles, Damsels In Distress, And Kings In Disguise, ivanhoe Remains Scott’s Best-loved Novel Of Historical Romance. gillen D'arcy Wood Was Born In Australia, And Came To New York On A Fulbright Scholarship In 1992. He Took His Ph.d. From Columbia University In 2000, And Is Now Assistant Professor Of English At The University Of Illinois, Urbana-champaign. He Is The Author Of An Historical Novel, hosack’s Folly (other Press, 2005), And A Cultural History Of Romantic Literature And Art, the Shock Of The Real: Romanticism And Visual Culture, 1760–1860 (palgrave, 2001), As Well As Numerous Articles On Nineteenth-century British Literature And Culture. The father of the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott invented a literary form that has remained popular for over one hundred and fifty years. Infusing his works with romance, action, and suspense, he brought long-gone eras back to life with splendor and spectacle.Set in England just after the Third Crusade, Ivanhoe is the tale of Wilfrid, a young Saxon knight, and his love for the royal princess Rowena. With his father against their union, Wilfrid embarks on a series of adventures to prove his worth, finding himself in conflict against the Normans and the Templars, and allied with such larger-than-life figures as Robin Hood and Richard the Lion Hearted. A timeless story of courage, chivalry, and courtly love, Ivanhoe is a grand epic, and its place in classical literature is assured. SUMMARY: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Literary,Fiction,General,Fiction - General,Action & Adventure,Classics "Although the Jewish Rebecca loves Ivanhoe, he decides to marry his father's ward Rowena, even though his father wants Rowena to marry Athelstane, who has Saxon royal blood."--NoveList Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade