Abstract
This essay marking the 250th anniversary of Walter Scott's birth reflects on the current state of Scott studies, the scholarly directions in which it might develop, and ways in which the relevance of Scott’s work may be re-discovered and re-invigorated for contemporary audiences. In particular, it examines scholarly and critical attitudes to Scott's work over the past 50 years through papers given at the triennial international Scott conferences initiated in Edinburgh in 1971, alongside developments in public engagement at Abbotsford House and elsewhere during the 250th anniversary year.
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Lumsden, Alison and Archer-Thompson, Kirsty
(2022)
"Walter Scott at 250,"
Studies in Scottish Literature:
Vol. 47:
Iss.
2, 3–24.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol47/iss2/2