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Overview

Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

3,569

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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Highlights

  • Duration 4 weeks
  • Weekly study 2 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument
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More about this course
  • Walter Scott is one of Scotland's most significant figures and is famous around the world.
  • On this course, you'll get to know the man behind the monuments and books. You'll explore and discuss selections of Scott's work, whilst reflecting upon his cultural impact and enduring literary legacy.
  • You'll understand Scott's significance as a poet and novelist, and will be familiar with some of his best-loved work; such as
  • and
  • . You'll also gain an understanding of how and why he was inspired to write, and how literature can shape heritage and national identity.

Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument
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Curriculum

Introducing the Work and Legacy of Walter Scott

Getting to Know Each Other

Scott as a writer

Introducing Scott and his Significance to Scotland

Summing Up Week 1

Scott, Collecting and Storytelling

Scott as a Collector of Objects and Stories

Scott the Collector of Ballads

Scott?s Palace of the Imagination

Collecting and Story

Summing Up Week 2

Scott and Scotland

Creating Scotland: Scott and Landscape

Scott, History and the Historical Novel

Summing up Week 3

Curating Scott?s Legacy

Looking after Scott for the Future

Curating a Legacy: Abbotsford

Conclusion

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