James Fenimore Cooper’s The Spy
was based on Sir Walter Scott’s stories of adventure and romance set in Scotland. However in The Spy Cooper broke new ground by
using an American Revolutionary War setting (based partly on the experiences of
his wife’s British loyalist family) and by introducing several distinctively
American character types. Like Scott’s novels of Scotland, The Spy is a drama of conflicting
loyalties and interests in which the action mirrors and expresses more subtle
internal psychological tensions. I find it difficult to ignore the Scottish characters in Cooper's novels but my guess is The Spy will soon belong solely to the book wraith and in my sole possession.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
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