Abstract
Argues that, in The Antiquary, Scott creatively explores and reworks earlier literary forms, particularly Shakespearean and Gothic tropes (double identity, hero/anti-hero, tainted familial relationships, shape-shifting), injecting a note of sober realism into Romantic self-indulgence, and contributing significantly to the evolution of subsequent European literary culture, just as his own work was reworked by others.
Recommended Citation
Williams, John
(2018)
"Oldbuck and Ochiltree: Scott, History, and the Antiquary’s Doppelgänger,"
Studies in Scottish Literature:
Vol. 44:
Iss.
2, 63–71.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol44/iss2/7