Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was passionate man. A passionate man that loved to reminisce about his country. His fervor for his homeland was lifelong and resulted in several works of fiction connected with the area, from the early story The Pentland Rising, to the mature Weir of Hermiston. Perhaps his most notable book, though, is Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes. In compiling this work, he writes with a most warm and loving, even romantic vein toward his love, Edinburgh. Stevenson's Edinburgh is set in late Victorian Scotland where his many anecdotes and connotations are laidened with a nationalistic air that exudes from his work at almost every page. Despite the appearance of the cover page of the text, Edinburgh is not a tale about medieval castles, brave knights, and rich conquests, but, in fact, it's not a story at all. It's a most picturesque recounting of days gone by and days to come in the both twisted and virtuous land of Edinburgh. Even though Edinburgh was not intended to be read by the every day American or European, rather almost exclusively purposed for the people of Edinburgh themselves. The notes of Edinburgh is something that people around the world can use to understand why Americans act and do the things t
In Edinburgh, Stevenson writes with such visual clarity and distinctness that is makes the imagination lazy and fat with little effort needed to fancy the streets and people of Edinburgh. "Nevertheless, Edinburgh often belies its own Romanticist title, shifting into the darker, Modern conditions of Edinburgh life with a Bohemian relish for the flavour of the city's seedier and distinctly 'less picturesque' aspects" ( Steve Sweeney-Turner ). hey do. Stevenson's musings of Edinburgh show how truly in love he was with the country and the people that live within her borders. It's from such similarly "less picturesque" aspects of the United States and the Americas that certain factions of people derive their hate for the West. But from Stevenson's depictions of both the beauty and evil of Edinburgh, we are able to infer that he is, in fact, in love with this gem of a city, but is wise enough not to be blinded by his affection. Stevenson is able to ascertain it's faults and writes for the purpose of provoking his audience to understand the same thing he has; in this world, nothing is perfect. Appreciation and empathy are two very powerful things. Learning to understand culture and the things that tie into it is the key to
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