As an advocate and legal administrator by profession, he combined writing and editing with his daily work as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. He was prominent in Edinburgh's Tory establishment, active in the Highland Society, long time a president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820–1832), and a vice president of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1827–1829). His knowledge of history and literary facility equipped him to establish the historical novel genre as an exemplar of European Romanticism. He became a baronet of Abbotsford in the County of Roxburgh on 22 April 1820; the title became extinct upon his son's death in 1847.
关键事实
- Born: August 15, 1771 in College Wynd, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- 逝世: 1832
- 领域: Literature
遗产与影响
The influence of Walter Scott extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped literature and the written word, and his written works and literary innovations remain foundational to this day.
Though he passed away in 1832, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.
Walter Scott至今仍是Scotland诞生的最受赞誉的头脑之一,是该地区丰厚思想遗产的明证。
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