The Lady of the Lake (poem)
Narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day.[1] There are voluminous antiquarian notes. The poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, Roderick Dhu, James Fitz-James, and Malcolm Graeme, to win the love of Ellen Douglas; the feud and reconciliation of King James V of Scotland and James Douglas; and a war between the Lowland Scots (led by James V) and the Highland clans (led by Roderick Dhu of Clan Alpine). The poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the Highland Revival.
| The Lady of the Lake | |
|---|---|
| by Sir Walter Scott | |
 Title page of 1811 edition with engraving by John Pye based on Richard Westall's design | |
| Written | 1809–1810 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Form | Narrative |
| Meter | Iambic tetrameter |
| Publisher | John Ballantyne and Co., Edinburgh Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and W. Miller, London |
| Publication date | 8 May 1810 |
| Preceded by | Marmion |
| Followed by | The Vision of Don Roderick |
| Full text | |
 The Lady of the Lake at Wikisource | |