538 pages
English language
Published Aug. 8, 2001 by Modern Library.
4 stars
(1 review)
The father of the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott invented a literary form that has remained popular for over one hundred and fifty years. Infusing his works with romance, action, and suspense, he brought long-gone eras back to life with splendor and spectacle.Set in England just after the Third Crusade, Ivanhoe is the tale of Wilfrid, a young Saxon knight, and his love for the royal princess Rowena. With his father against their union, Wilfrid embarks on a series of adventures to prove his worth, finding himself in conflict against the Normans and the Templars, and allied with such larger-than-life figures as Robin Hood and Richard the Lion Hearted. A timeless story of courage, chivalry, and courtly love, Ivanhoe is a grand epic, and its place in classical literature is assured.
Subjects
- Ivanhoe, Wilfred of, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
- Normans -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
- Knights and knighthood -- Fiction.
- Jews -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
- Anglo-Saxons -- Fiction.
- Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199 -- Fiction.