tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post1326864832853587824..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Ivanhoe by Walter Scott (1820)Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-90594335863969858142014-12-15T17:46:31.892+08:002014-12-15T17:46:31.892+08:00Actually I've madea review of the novel some ...Actually I've madea review of the novel some years ago: <br />http://half-filledattic.blogspot.com/2012/09/classic-clubs-project-ivanhoe.html<br /><br />Well, racism is a big thing in that novel as a whole, and I'm not talking about Jews. Norman-Saxon thing consumes most of the plot, and it's based on racism. <br /><br />As for women being valued by their looks, it's pretty common in Medieval stories, when the novel is set. During that time, people often connected physical beauty with moral beauty. Therefore if you're handsome or beautiful, you are certainly a good person. So being beautiful, both Rowena and Rebecca are expected to have good virtues and moral values. Lemon Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340029101536146372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-85356220364255300572014-12-14T19:31:40.463+08:002014-12-14T19:31:40.463+08:00Amateur Reader (Tom). Maybe once I complete readin...Amateur Reader (Tom). Maybe once I complete reading Balzac I will try another Scott novelMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-22139462730117233082014-12-13T11:34:40.331+08:002014-12-13T11:34:40.331+08:00I'll respond! Ivanhoe is of minimal importanc...I'll respond! <i>Ivanhoe</i> is of minimal importance to the development of the novel. The earlier Scottish novels are much more important, and several of them are also quite a bit better than <i>Ivanhoe</i>. By the time Scott wrote <i>Ivanhoe</i>, his influence on the novel had already been baked into the cake, so to speak.<br /><br />None of the Scottish novels have Robin Hood, though.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com