Certificate of Achievement
Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke
has completed the following course:
Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument
University of Aberdeen and The Abbotsford Trust
This course introduced learners to the life, work and legacy of Walter Scott through the study of a selection of his fiction and poetry and by examining the significance of his home at Abbotsford.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
Professor Alison Lumsden
Chair in English Literature
University of Aberdeen
Kirsty Archer Thompson
Collections and Interpretation Manager
The Abbotsford Trust
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Engage with a selection of texts by Walter Scott
- Investigate the relationships between literature and national identities
- Reflect on the cultural impact and legacy of Walter Scott
- Explore how Scott uses his collection at Abbotsford as a springboard for a story
Syllabus
- The work and legacy of Walter Scott
- Scott as a collector
- Relationship between Scott’s home at Abbotsford and storytelling
- Connections between Scott’s work and landscape, history and nationhood
- Curating Scott’s legacy
Issued on 3rd December 2019
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