Scott's Novels and the Counter-Revolutionary Politics of Place

Dani Napton, PhD (2010), PhD (2018), Honorary Associate at Macquarie University, has published on English literature, politics and culture 1750-1900, and co-authored and co-edited The French Revolution and the British Novel in the Romantic Period (2012).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Compromised Authority and Confinement in The Fortunes of Nigel and WoodstockThe Otherness of Scotland in The Fortunes of NigelThe Political Significance of Locale and Language in Woodstock2 Governance and Agency in Woodstock and Peveril of the PeakA Geo-political Mapping of WoodstockThe Centrality of MartindalePlacing Legal and Judicial Sovereignty in Woodstock and Peveril of the Peak3 Oppression, Justice and Monarchy in Peveril of the Peak and The Heart of Mid-LothianMarginalization, Exploitation and Powerlessness in Peveril of the PeakCultural Imperialism, Violence and Distance in The Heart of Mid-Lothian4 Landscaping Justice, Rebellion and Dynastic Failure in The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Waverley and RedgauntletA Just Landscape in The Heart of Mid-LothianPlace and Rebellion in WaverleyLocale and Dynastic Failure in RedgauntletMarginalized Sovereignty in Waverley and Redgauntlet5 The Royal Presence as Locale: Rehabilitating the Stuart and Hanoverian MonarchiesCharles i and Charles iiCharles Edward Stuart, George ii and George iiiConclusion: Homecoming, Return and Journey’s EndAppendix: Sources for Scott’s Characterization of James iSelect BibliographyIndex