Brought. Scott V.

The book publishes a new Russian translation by V. Scott's remarkable novel “Beneficked” (1825). It is based on a popular medieval motive for the crusader returning to his homeland from the Holy Land. An exciting knightly plot unfolds in the era of the legendary Welsh Middle Ages, sung by bards and glorified by chroniclers. Politics and poetry, history and fiction, mysticism and rude folk humor - all this is combined in a unique synthesis, characteristic of V. Scott's best creations. The author’s preface to the novel reveals the secrets of the writer's skill of the “Scottish sorcerer.”

The published translation of the novel was carried out specifically for this publication. The publication is accompanied by a scientific apparatus, including the article and detailed notes.

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