Background For Literature: The Lady of the Lake

Background For Literature: The Lady of the Lake Coronet Instructional Films Teenage boy taking book off shelf, CU opens Sir Walter Scott’s poem: The Lady of the Lake. Scott’s home Abbotsford in Scottish border country; map of Scotland showing Edinburgh & the Trossachs where poem set. Manor house at Abbotsford; INT Scott’s library - views of formal gardens & hills. Scenic countryside. 22:20:08 High-angle shots Edinburgh city centre, Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood House, Scott’s town house. Trossachs - scenic shots of mountains, valleys & lochs & lakes. Slopes of Ben A’an & Ben Venue. VO re Scott’s inspiration for poetry, quotes read out. Purple heather, blue pine trees. Boy dressed as historic messenger running w/ burning cross warning of approaching English forces in time of King James. Fan over farmland, sheep and scythe. 22:24:35 Scottish men in kilts & full clan regalia; dance as bagpiper plays, wearing tartan. Weapons used by Scottish troops - location for battle in poem. 22:26:38 Stirling Castle, chapel & view of Trossachs from castle walls. Sun reflected on loch at sundown. Travelogues. Tourism. British History. 1940s Scotland - Post-WWII; Scottish Highlands. Folk Tales.