The Lay of the Last Minstrel

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The Lay of the Last Minstrel is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott that romanticizes the Scottish Borders through a tale of chivalry, superstition, and clan rivalry in the 16th century.

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The Lay of the Last Minstrel canonical 3
the Last Minstrel 1

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instanceOf narrative poem
poem
author Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
surface form: Walter Scott
centralTheme border warfare
chivalry
clan rivalry
superstition
containsElement magic book
prophecy
supernatural elements
countryOfOrigin Scotland
featuresCharacter Baron of Branksome
Lady Margaret Scott
William of Deloraine
the Goblin Page
The Lay of the Last Minstrel self-linksurface differs
surface form: the Last Minstrel
featuresFamily Clan Kerr
surface form: Kerr clan

Scott clan
firstPublicationForm book
followedBy Marmion
form verse romance
genre narrative poetry
romantic poetry
hasNarrator minstrel
inspiredBy Border reiver traditions
Scottish Border ballads
literaryMovement Romanticism
literarySignificance helped establish Scott’s reputation as a poet
popularized Scottish historical romance in verse
meter irregular meter
narrativeFrame tale told by an aged minstrel
notableFor romanticizing the Scottish Borders
use of historical and legendary material
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Scott’s verse romances
placeOfComposition Scotland
publicationDate 1805
publisher Constable
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
surface form: Longman
settingLocation Scottish Borders
settingTime 16th century
tone heroic
romantic

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Melrose Abbey inspiredWork The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Sir Walter Scott notableWork The Lay of the Last Minstrel
The Lay of the Last Minstrel featuresCharacter The Lay of the Last Minstrel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: the Last Minstrel
Marmion precededBy The Lay of the Last Minstrel