Power and punishment in Scott's novels /
Beiderwell, Bruce John.
Athens : University of Georgia Press,
c1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-151) and index.
The lesson of Waverly -- Old mortality and the right to punish -- Rob Roy and the business of revenge -- The frustrations of justice in The heart of Midlothian -- Ivanhoe and The talisman as romances of justice -- Redgauntlet as a romance of power.
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Punishment in literature.
Crime in literature.