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KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS
SETTING
The setting of Ivanhoe is medieval England, sometime in the late
twelfth century. The scenes take place in some of England's finest
cities and countrysides around York and Sheffield. The principal
events take place at Ashby and Coningsburgh (actual places), and
at Rotherwood, Torquilstone, and Templestowe, (imaginary
places). Events and people move from woods and forests to castles
and country mansions.
The historical atmosphere in which this novel takes place is one of
rapid change and tumultuous politics. Saxon England has been
conquered by the Norman French for over a century, but the
plunder of England's finest homes and land is still going forward at
full speed. The Normans in power are taking full advantage of their
position as conquerors. Additionally, at the onset of the novel,
society's finest knights are traveling to or have just returned from
The Crusades abroad. Throughout the book, there is a great deal of
social and political change, a poorly focused Norman leadership,
and an entire country full of displaced and resentful Saxons. In
short, the timing of the novel finds England in one of her most
vulnerable eras; she is a country divided by enormous social and
political differences, nearing the limits of peace. Anything can
happen
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