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In Castle Dangerous Walter Scott retells a story found in Barbours Brus. Setin the early fourteenth century during the Scottish Wars of Independence anEnglish knight defends Douglas Castle against Scottish attempts to retake it.The balladlike story touches on national rivalry and the idealization of love.The Douglas area seen as an almost surrealist gloomy landscape of ravinestrenches and tombs perfectly reflect Scotts bleak narrative. «
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