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I really don't get why Scott should be out of favour, his novels are perfectly fine,... I do wonder of how much cinema has had an influence on fiction, since o

I really don't get why Scott should be out of favour, his novels are perfectly fine,... I do wonder of how much cinema has had an influence on fiction, since on reading Scotts novels, his characterization, his plots are distinctly beyond a simplified cinematic approach, and are better for it.

pjc50 6y ago
Mostly they hold up well, but there are occasional surprises to the modern reader - the character of Isaac in Ivanhoe is a horrible anti-semitic caricature. Although his daughter Rebecca isn't. The presentation of Robin Hood has to have been hugely influential on the 20th century view of him. And of course Scott is responsible for the "highland revival", and all the tartan and shortbread parts of the Scottish tourist industry. I'm slightly surprised that nobody has attempted to film Waverly, maybe it will happen after the success of Outlander.
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