Quentin Dorward

Quentin Dorward
Quentin Dorward
	Quentin durward
	; First edition
Genre	historical novel
Author	Walter Scott
Original language	English
Date of first publication	May 17, 1823
Publisher	Archibald Constable (Scotland), Hurst, Robinson (England)
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" Quentin Daward " - a historical novel by Walter Scott , first published in 1823 . It tells about the times of the Liege Rebellion and the Franco-Scottish alliance . The main character is a young Scottish nobleman in the service of the French king Louis XI . The main historical source was the notes by Philippe de Commins .

Scott finished the novel five months after the end of the previous one, “ Peveril Peak, ” and readers were skeptical that the writer could complete the book so quickly. This was probably one of the reasons for the slow sales in the writer's homeland. ^[1] In France, however, the book caused a sensation, and translations from the French edition soon filled the whole continental Europe. ^[one]

Given the great success of Quentin Dorward, Walter Scott in 1829 re-turned to the era of the Franco-Burgundian confrontation. On the basis of the notes of the Communa, he created another novel, “ Karl the Brave, or Anna Geyershteynskaya, the maiden of Darkness ”.

Content

Story

The novel takes place in medieval France around 1468 ^[2] , during a confrontation between Louis XI , King of France, and his vassal, Carl the Bold , Duke of Burgundy . In an effort to weaken his vassal, Louis secretly incites the cities of Ghent , Liege and Malin to revolt against Charles, their lord .

The Burgundian Countess Isabella de Croix , under the auspices of the Duke Charles, refuses to marry his favorite, Count Campobasso, and tries to find refuge with King Louis.

The Duke Charles , in turn, is ready to declare war on King Louis, if he does not give him the Countess de Croix and does not stop sowing unrest in the Flemish cities under his control.

King Louis by all means seeks to avoid war with the duke of Burgundy, fearing in this case his alliance with England. He urges Countess de Croix to go to the Bishop of Liege. At the same time, Louis secretly conspired to force her to marry the leader of the robbers, the Ardennes Boar, Guillaume de la Marc , in order to ensure that his neighbor is extremely uncomfortable for the Duke Charles, and thus distract his attention from France. Travel to Liege is guarded by a small detachment led by Quentin Dorward. During the trip, Quentin in every way protects Isabella from the dangers and reveals the betrayal that she is plotting against her.

Arriving in Liege , the Countess is not safe for long. Under the leadership of an ally of Louis, Count Guillaume de la Marc , the inhabitants of the city besieged, captured and killed the brother-in-law of the duke Charles, Louis de Bourbon , bishop of Liège. With difficulty escaping from Guillaume de la Marc, Isabella decides to return under the auspices of Charles of Burgundy and asks Quentin to accompany her. They manage to get away from the chase, to reach the border of the Burgundian possessions and arrive in Peronne to the Duke Charles.

At the same time King Louis is visiting the Duke, who arrived here with the intention of softening Karl’s attitude and preventing war between them. Learning about the events in Liege and being furious at the mere mention of the participation of the shooter of the royal guard in them, the Duke Charles orders the imprisonment of King Louis in prison. Only by applying all the influence that Louis has, he succeeds in obtaining a settlement of the dispute between him and the Duke Carl in a fair trial and getting an excuse.

The Duke Charles, however, is again trying to marry Isabella, this time to the Duke of Orleans, the heir to Louis, but she again refuses. In anger, Karl promises to give her up for anyone who brings him the head of Guillaume de la Marc. Quentin copes with this task with the help of his uncle, Louis Leslie, and is seeking Isabella's hand.

Characters

Quentin Dorward - the protagonist of the novel, a poor Scottish nobleman, shooter of the Scottish Guard Louis XI
Louis Leslie, nicknamed "Tagged" - maternal uncle Dorward, shooter of the royal guard of Louis XI
Louis XI - King of France (1461-1483)
Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477), Fourth Cousin and Vassal of Louis XI
Nicola Montfort, comte di Campobasso (1415-1478) - Italian condotier, commander of Charles the Bold, who betrayed him in the battle of Nancy (January 1477)
Guillaume de Lamarck , nicknamed "Arden boar" - Guillaume I de Lamarck (c. 1446-1485), the seigneur from the house de Lamarck ; distant relative of the Counts of Limburg, the leader of the robbers, an ally of Louis XI
Isabella de Croix - Burgundian Countess, Quentin Dorward's Beloved
Louis of Orleans - at that time the Duke of Orleans (1465–1498); second cousin and heir of Louis XI, whom he seeks to marry his ugly and painful daughter Jeanne in order to stop the line of heirs to the throne from the Dukes of Orleans (the marriage took place in 1476)
Tristan the Hermit - Prevost (police chief) Louis XI
Hayraddin - Gypsy Guide
Olivier, also known as Olivier Le Mauvais and Olivier Le Diable - Olivier Le Dain;? –1484, barber of Louis XI, as well as adviser and performer of many of the King’s delicate tasks
Martius Galeotti - astrologer and astrologer Louis XI
Amelina de Croix - Countess, Aunt Isabella de Croix
Earl Philippe de Crevqueur - a citizen of Carl of Burgundy, cousin of Isabella de Croix
Jean de Baliu - Cardinal
Uncle Pierre - a rich citizen, whose role played by Louis XI during the first meeting with Quentin Dorward
Dunois -Francois (1447–1491), Comte de Dunois; second cousin and subject of King Louis XI, cousin of Louis of Orleans, the ancestor of the Longvilles clan.
Louis de Bourbon - Louis (1438–82), prince of the French royal house from the Bourbon line, Bishop of Liege, brother-in-law of Charles the Bold, brother of the son-in-law of Louis XI

Chapter I. Contrast
Chapter II Traveler
Chapter III Castle
Chapter IV Breakfast
Chapter V. Warrior
Chapter VI. Gypsies
Chapter VII Royal Guard Shooter
Chapter VIII. Ambassador
Chapter IX Boar hunting
Chapter X. Sentinel
Chapter XI. Rolandova Gallery
Chapter XII. Politician
Chapter XIII. Journey
Chapter XIV. Journey (continued)
Chapter XV. Conductor
Chapter XVI. Tramp
Chapter XVII. Tracked spy
Chapter XVIII. Fortune telling
Chapter XIX. City
Chapter XX. Note
Chapter XXI. Rout
Chapter XXII. Feast
Chapter XXIII. Escape
Chapter XXIV. Captivity
Chapter XXV. An unexpected guest
Chapter XXVI. Date
Chapter XXVII. Explosion
Chapter XXVIII. The unknown
Chapter XXIX. Bickering
Chapter XXX. The unknown
Chapter XXXI. Date
Chapter XXXII. The investigation
Chapter XXXIII. Herald
Chapter XXXIV. Execution
Chapter XXXV. Reward for valor
Chapter XXXVI. Outing
Chapter XXXVII. Outing (continued)

Screenshots

1955 - " The Adventures of Quentin Dorward (English) " ( US production)
1971 - " Quentin Dorvard " (TV, mini-series) (production France - Germany )
1988 - " The Adventures of Quentin Dorward, the arrow of the royal guard " (production of the USSR )

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Quentin Durward
↑ Chapter 1. Contrast: "Around 1468, the mutual hatred of two great sovereigns reached extreme limits <...>"

Links

" Quentin Dorward " in the Maxim Mashkov Library.

[edinlib-1] ¹ ² Quentin Durward

[2] Chapter 1. Contrast: "Around 1468, the mutual hatred of two great sovereigns reached extreme limits <...>"