The Talisman

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The Talisman is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the Crusades, focusing on the interactions between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
author Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
surface form: Walter Scott
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England

Saladin
surface form: Saladin as a chivalrous leader

relations between Christians and Muslims during the Crusades
featuresCharacter Conrade of Montserrat
Edith Plantagenet
Kenneth of the Leopard
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard the Lionheart

Saladin
firstEditionFormat three-volume novel
followsWork The Italian Banditti
surface form: The Betrothed
genre adventure novel
historical fiction
hasAdaptation The Talisman (1923 film)
The Talisman (1962 film)
hasSubject Crusades
knighthood
political intrigue
hasTitleMeaning refers to a charm or object believed to have magical powers
includesMotif disguise and mistaken identity
healing and medicine
influenced later romantic portrayals of Saladin
literaryForm novel
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainTheme chivalry
cross-cultural encounter
honour
religious conflict
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor romanticized depiction of Richard the Lionheart
sympathetic portrayal of Muslim characters
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorCorpus Waverley
surface form: Waverley Novels
partOfSeries Tancred, or The New Crusade
surface form: Tales of the Crusaders
placeOfPublication Edinburgh
London, England
surface form: London
protagonist Kenneth of the Leopard
publicationYear 1825
publisher Archibald Constable & Co.
surface form: Archibald Constable and Co.
setDuring Crusades
setIn Holy Land
Palestine
settingPeriod 12th century
Third Crusade

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Sir Walter Scott notableWork The Talisman
The Betrothed followedBy The Talisman
Denis notableWork The Talisman