Engaged

The book publishes a new Russian translation of the remarkable novel by V. Scott "Benerated" (1825) It is based on a popular medieval motive for the return of the crusader to his homeland from the Holy Land. An exciting knightly plot unfolds in the era of the legendary Welsh Middle Ages, sung bards and glorified by chroniclers. Politics and poetry, history and fiction, mysticism and rude folk humor - all this is combined in a unique synthesis, characteristic of V. Scott"s best creations. The author’s preface to the novel reveals the secrets of the writer"s skill of the "Scottish sorcerer".
The published translation of the novel was made specifically for this publication. The publication is accompanied by a scientific apparatus, including the article and detailed notes.
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