SOURCE: "Scott and Marmion: The Discovery of Identity," in The Modern Language Review, Vol. 66, No. 1, October, 1971, pp. 738-50.
Pikoulis is a Zimbabawean critic and educator. In the following essay, Pikoulis maintains that Marmion serves as a "poetic autobiography" for Scott. The critic analyzes the introductory epistles in the poem as well as the central tale of Marmion, concluding that the two parts work together to present the primary elements of the poet's identity.
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