Waverly Novels

…However, as Byron's fame as a budding poet grew, he realized the limits of his poetic talent and turned to novels. His historical novels, including Waverley (1814), skillfully combined romantic adventures with the colorful lives of ordinary people against the backdrop of actual historical events, and won him fame throughout Europe. Scott's twenty or so novels were published anonymously under the name of "The Author of Waverley," and are collectively known as the Waverley Novels. His early works, including his masterpiece The Midlothian Heart (1818), Guy Mannering (1815), The Antiquarian (1816), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), all take inspiration from Scotland's recent past, and can be considered literature of national memory, vividly portraying characters from all walks of life, from aristocrats to vagabonds. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Waverly Novels" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし，新進詩人バイロンの名声が高まるにつれ，詩才の限度をさとって小説に転じ，《ウェーバリー》(1814)をはじめとする歴史小説で，実際の歴史的事件を背景に，ロマンティックな冒険と民衆の多彩な生活を巧みに融合し，全ヨーロッパにわたって名声を博した。スコットの二十数編の小説は〈《ウェーバリー》の著者〉という匿名で出版されたため，一括して〈ウェーバリー小説〉と呼ばれる。初期のものは最高傑作《ミドロージアンの心臓》(1818)のほか《ガイ･マナリング》(1815)，《好古家》(1816)，《ラマームーアの花嫁》(1819)など，すべてスコットランドの近い過去を題材とし，貴族から浮浪者までの社会各層の人物を活写する民族的記憶の文学といえる。…

※「ウェーバリー小説」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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