The International Companion to James Macpherson and the Poems of Ossian.
Moore, Dafydd.
The International Companion to James Macpherson and the Poems of Ossian. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (200 pages) - International Companions to Scottish Literature Series ; v.4 . - International Companions to Scottish Literature Series .
Cover -- Other Works in the Series -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Series -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Correspondence of James Macpherson -- 2. Ossian and the Gaelic World -- 3. Ossian and the State of Translation in the Scottish Enlightenment -- 4. Nostalgic Ossian and the Transcreation of the Scottish Nation -- 5. Landscape and the Sense of Place in The Poems of Ossian -- 6. Ossian's Impact on the Discovery of Ancient Scandianvian Literature -- 7. The Significance of James Macpherson's Ossian for Visual Arts -- 8. Macpherson's Iliad and the Logic of Literary Primitivism -- 9. Principles, Prejudices, and the Politics of James Macpherson's Historical Writing -- Endnotes -- Further Reading -- Contributors -- Index.
This International Companion examines the social, political and philosophical context of Macpherson's "poems of Ossian", their disputed origins, their impact on world literature, and the various critical afterlives of Macpherson and his creations.
9781908980205
Macpherson, James,-1736-1796-Criticism and interpretation-History.
Macpherson, James,-1736-1796.-Ossian.
Literary forgeries and mystifications-History-18th century.
Electronic books.
PR3544 .I584 2017
821.6
The International Companion to James Macpherson and the Poems of Ossian. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (200 pages) - International Companions to Scottish Literature Series ; v.4 . - International Companions to Scottish Literature Series .
Cover -- Other Works in the Series -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Series -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Correspondence of James Macpherson -- 2. Ossian and the Gaelic World -- 3. Ossian and the State of Translation in the Scottish Enlightenment -- 4. Nostalgic Ossian and the Transcreation of the Scottish Nation -- 5. Landscape and the Sense of Place in The Poems of Ossian -- 6. Ossian's Impact on the Discovery of Ancient Scandianvian Literature -- 7. The Significance of James Macpherson's Ossian for Visual Arts -- 8. Macpherson's Iliad and the Logic of Literary Primitivism -- 9. Principles, Prejudices, and the Politics of James Macpherson's Historical Writing -- Endnotes -- Further Reading -- Contributors -- Index.
This International Companion examines the social, political and philosophical context of Macpherson's "poems of Ossian", their disputed origins, their impact on world literature, and the various critical afterlives of Macpherson and his creations.
9781908980205
Macpherson, James,-1736-1796-Criticism and interpretation-History.
Macpherson, James,-1736-1796.-Ossian.
Literary forgeries and mystifications-History-18th century.
Electronic books.
PR3544 .I584 2017
821.6