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Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale | Vol. 50 | Settembre 2016

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Under Lowland Eyes: David Balfour in the Land of the Jacobites

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Mapping of 18th-century Scotland in Kidnapped

Stella Moretti    Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    

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This article explores the relationship between travel, space and history in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped. It provides a mapping of the protagonist’s movement, highlighting the historical implications conveyed in the way in which the Highlands and the rest of Scotland are described. An interesting essay in literary geography, this is an attempt to provide the reader with a new perspective on Stevenson’s novel, stressing his interest in Scottish history and his attention to internal colonialism.

Pubblicato
30 Settembre 2016
Accettato
31 Luglio 2016
Presentato
08 Aprile 2016
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EN

Keywords: History • Kidnapped • Landscape • Stevenson • Literary geography • Highlands

permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2499-1562/AnnOc-50-16-16

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