Description
James Macpherson's "Poems of Ossian", first published from 1760 as Fragments of Ancient Poetry, were the literary sensation of the age. Attacked by Samuel Johnson and others as "forgeries", nonetheless the poems enthralled readers around the world, attracting rapturous admiration from figures as diverse as Goethe, Diderot, Jefferson, Bonaparte and Mendelssohn. This International Companion examines the social, political and philosophical context of the poems, their disputed origins, their impact on world literature, and the various critical afterlives of Macpherson and of his literary works.
Author: Dafydd Moore
Publisher: Scottish Literature International
Published: 02/28/2017
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781908980199
ISBN10: 1908980192
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Poetry | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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