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==The original novel== | ==The original novel== | ||
| − | First published in three volumes | + | First published in three volumes by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh in late 1819, though dated 1820. It was subtitled "A Romance" and the work proved to be one of the best known and most influential of Scott's novels. |
| − | == | + | ==Translations and Adaptations == |
| − | + | Besides a translations of the novel itself into a wide range of languages, numerous dramatized versions of the novel (two by Scott himself), as well as plays and films based on themes from it (notably the story of the Jewess "Rebecca"), have been written and performed over the years. In addition, there have been at least nine operatic versions of the work, by composers that have included a pastiche opera[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasticcio] by Rossini (''[[Ivanhoé]]'', 1826) and a popular romantic opera by Gilbert Sullivan (''[[Ivanhoe]]'', 1891[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe_(opera)]). | |
| − | + | ===Stage adaptations=== | |
| − | + | See for example the entries on the following dramatic works: | |
| + | ''[[Deborah]]'' (Mosenthal, 1849) | ||
| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Ivanhoe! or, the Jewess]]'' (also found as ''[[Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York]]'') (Scott/Moncrieff) |
| − | ==Film adaptations=== | + | ''[[Ivanhoe, or The Knight Templar]]'' (Scott/Farley) |
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| + | ''[[Leah]]'' (Daly, 1862) | ||
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| + | ===Film adaptations=== | ||
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| + | Since the first film version by J. Stuart Blackton in 1911, there have been at least 18 adaptations for film and TV. See the Wikipedia entry on adaptations of Ivanhoe for details[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe#Film,_TV_or_theatrical_adaptations] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:13, 25 April 2021
Ivanhoe is the name of an influential historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)[1].
Contents
The original novel
First published in three volumes by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh in late 1819, though dated 1820. It was subtitled "A Romance" and the work proved to be one of the best known and most influential of Scott's novels.
Translations and Adaptations
Besides a translations of the novel itself into a wide range of languages, numerous dramatized versions of the novel (two by Scott himself), as well as plays and films based on themes from it (notably the story of the Jewess "Rebecca"), have been written and performed over the years. In addition, there have been at least nine operatic versions of the work, by composers that have included a pastiche opera[2] by Rossini (Ivanhoé, 1826) and a popular romantic opera by Gilbert Sullivan (Ivanhoe, 1891[3]).
Stage adaptations
See for example the entries on the following dramatic works:
Deborah (Mosenthal, 1849)
Ivanhoe! or, the Jewess (also found as Ivanhoe, or The Jewess of York) (Scott/Moncrieff)
Ivanhoe, or The Knight Templar (Scott/Farley)
Leah (Daly, 1862)
Film adaptations
Since the first film version by J. Stuart Blackton in 1911, there have been at least 18 adaptations for film and TV. See the Wikipedia entry on adaptations of Ivanhoe for details[4]
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott
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